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Rabbi Martin William Shorr, Temple Hadar Israel, New Castle
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Naso, Numbers 4:21-7:89 Parsha Naso is interesting. While a great deal of the sedra refers to its name, identifying the offerings and count of the leaders of each tribe, or nasiam, there are iso...
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Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner, Temple Shalom, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Mishpatim/Shabbat Shekalim This week, we are celebrating our first Shabbat in February, but since our festivals and holidays are coming early this year, it’s already time to start planning for P...
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Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, New Light Congregation
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Yitro, Exodus 18:1-20:23 In this week’s Torah portion, we read that God declares the Jewish people a “kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” (Exodus 19:6) It comes just before the reading of the ...
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Rabbi Paul Tuchman, Temple B’nai Israel, White Oak
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Beshalach, Exodus 13:17-17:16 Most of Exodus chapter 15 in this week’s Torah portion is devoted to shirat hayam (the song at the sea). Upon their miraculous deliverance from pursuit by Pharaoh’s...
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Bo, Exodus 10:1-13:16
This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Bo, describes the final three of the ten plagues that befell the land of Egypt and its people during the Israelites fight for freedom fr...
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Rabbi James A. Gibson, Temple Sinai
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Vaera, Exodus 6:2-9:35 Moses was not perfect. This is such a simple statement to make, so easy to understand. “Of course, Moses wasn’t perfect, he was a human being,” you tell me. How could he...
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Rabbi Eli Seidman, Jewish Association on Aging
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Shemot, Exodus 1:1-6:1 Moshe was called by G-d to be the leader of Israel, and to take out the Israelites from Egypt. But he objected that the Israelites would not believe him when he would tell ...
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Rabbi Eli Seidman, Jewish Association on Aging
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Vayechi, 47:28-50:26 There is a famous Hebrew saying: “Without flour, there is no Torah; without Torah, there is no flour.” ( Pirke Avot 3:21)
The first part means that a person needs to be rea...
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Rabbi Aaron Bisno, Rodef Shalom Congregation
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Vayigash 44:18-47:27 This week’s Torah portion Vayigash is about recognition. Specifically, the story concerns Joseph and his brothers at the moment when those who had earlier sold a younger Jo...
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Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner, Temple Shalom, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Mikeitz 41:1-44:17 We are in the middle of celebrating one of our most joyous holidays — Chanuka. Chanuka is fun to celebrate, whether we are young or old, for we all enjoy lighting our chanukkio...
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Rabbi Paul Tuchman, Temple B’nai Israel, White Oak
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Vayeshev, Genesis 37:1-40:23 Joseph, at Jacob’s request, travels to find his elder brothers who are tending Jacob’s flocks. “A man” finds Joseph wandering in the fields (Genesis 37:15) and helps ...
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