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D’var Torah: Bo, Shabbat Edition
Maybe confronting these stories, finding their core, understanding what is to be done with them is something we need more of, not less. Read more
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A Mitzvah to Eat: The Horror in Gaza
We are commanded to exempt ourselves from a fast when it bears on our health, and yet, we are actively starving Gazans. The codes of our ethics exempt us from… Read more
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Discovering Myself; Moving Forward
Authenticity is what we stand for. Sometimes we arrive there by adversity or taking a stand against something, but this is only truly helpful when it shows us what we… Read more
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‘Jesus Under the Rubble’ is Jewish: Holding Modern Israel to Account without Erasing Ancient Israel
The Facts on the Ground Israel has been involved in an illegal occupation of Palestinian territories for decades, including governing through an apartheid system. The modern state of Israel, under… Read more
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The Sunday Post: John's John and Jesus
Gospel rhetoric and the relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus End Times and Exaltation The fourth gospel begins with a prologue that exalts the transcendent nature of Jesus the… Read more
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The Sunday Post: The Joy of Torah
Torah, Halakhah, and Divine Presence in Mark 1.1-8 All readers, please read this preface, even if not reading the entire post! Each weekly post connects the first century Jesus Movement… Read more
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My Judaism…
Hanukkah during a dark hour My Judaism is shared. My Judaism is interfaith. My Judaism is rooted in social welfare, compassion, and lovingkindness. My Judaism cherishes human life, overriding all… Read more
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The Divine Spark: Being Human Together
Holy and Divine I love the Bible. I love people. (I mean, in doses, right?) And seeing that people wrote the Bible, it’s a double bonus. Euthyphro wondered whether Adam… Read more
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The Sunday Post: Stay Awake; Stay Hopeful
Mark’s Eschatological Instruction and Hope The attitude of life is that of waiting, the spirit is that of hope, the duty is watchfulness.1 Today, Sunday December 3, 2023, signals the… Read more
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The Sunday Post: A Prophetic Indictment of Israel's Leaders
Matthew 25, Ezekiel 34, and the Shepherds of Israel “For some time, while Saul was king over us, it was you [David] who led out Israel and brought it in.… Read more
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