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This past week, when Israel’s Carmel Forest was ablaze, aid came from individuals who donated money and by governments who supplied needed equipment.
Earlier this year, when a devastating earthquak...
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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Jacob had nothing but a rock to lay his head upon, yet he dreamed of God speaking words of comfort and inspiration to him. Pharaoh had the finest of Egypt’s finery to rest his head upon, yet he dre...
Nov 24, 2010 | 0 | 12 |
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While Joseph was in prison, Pharaoh’s chief wine steward and his chief baker were also incarcerated.
Rashi explains that the chief wine steward was punished because there was a fly in Pharaoh’s...
Nov 12, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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“And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it.”
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Oct 28, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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When it comes to bequeathing our valuables to the next generation, there are two options.
First, we can adopt the policy of “better to spend it now on my children and grandchildren while I have th...
Oct 21, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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This week’s portion, Vayera, contains the well-known tale of Sodom and Gomorrah. G-d informs Abraham through three visiting angels appearing as weary travelers that the cities will be destroyed fo...
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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This summer, my dad died. Twenty days later, my mother-in-law died. Twenty-two days after that, my uncle died. And this week was the funeral for the Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Shalom in Wheeling, W.V...
Sep 29, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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On the seventh day God finished the work, which God had been doing, and God ceased on the seventh day from all the work, which he had done. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, be...
Sep 24, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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Having just completed another High Holy Day season we have all revisited that age old question — Who am I?
Hopefully we continue to learn from our past experiences and will continue to grow and mat...
Sep 16, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
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The High Holy Days bring new challenges to each of us every year. As we explore the depths of our souls, we expose positives and negatives, successes and missed opportunities, hope and despair. Yes...