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Tag: torah portion

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Weekly Torah Portion – That Still Small Voice

Spirit / 06.28.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – That Still Small Voice
Parshat Balak: Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micah 5:6-6:8 Sometimes wisdom comes from the voices we least expect. In Balak, it comes from an ass. Sometimes wisdom comes from the voices we hold close to our ...
Weekly Torah Portion – Try, Try Again

Spirit / 06.07.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – Try, Try Again
Parshat Shelach Lecha: Numbers 13:1-15:41; Joshua 2:1-24. In this week’s Torah portion, 12 spies are sent to check out the land God promised the Israelites. Among them is Joshua, Moses’ personal assi...
Weekly Torah Portion – Wants Vs. Needs

Spirit / 05.31.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – Wants Vs. Needs
Parshat Bachaalotekha: Numbers 8:1-12:16; Zachariah 2:14-4:7 Think back to your childhood, and I’m sure you can remember a time you received a birthday or Chanukah gift that you did not like. Possibl...
Weekly Torah Portion – Building Trust

Spirit / 05.24.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – Building Trust
Parshat Naso: Numbers 4:21-7:89; Judges 13:2-25. Jealousy — it is the “jaundice of the soul” as Dryden said. It is “a monster begot upon itself, born on itself” as Shakespeare proclaimed. The Hebr...
Weekly Torah Portion – A Road Map For The Journey

Spirit / 05.17.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – A Road Map For The Journey
Parshat Bamidbar: Numbers 1:1-4:20; Hosea 2:1-22 This Shabbat, we begin the reading of the book of Bamidbar, Numbers, which chronicles much of the journey of the Exodus. We always begin the reading o...
Weekly Torah Portion – Survival Of The Land

Spirit / 05.10.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – Survival Of The Land
Parshat Behar-Bechukotei: Leviticus 25:1-27:34; Jeremiah 16:19-17:14. The Jewish people are commanded to observe a day of rest every seven days. While many know about Shabbat, fewer are aware that th...
Weekly Torah Portion – Embodying Empathy

Spirit / 05.03.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – Embodying Empathy
Parshat Emor: Leviticus 21:1-24:23; Ezekiel 44:15-31. Our actions in the world can either bring sanctity (kiddush HaShem) or desecration (chillul HaShem) to God’s name. In portion Emor, the Torah ...
Weekly Torah Portion – The Laws Of Impurity

Spirit / 04.19.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – The Laws Of Impurity
Parshat Tazora/Metzora: Leviticus 12:1-15:33; II Kings 7:3-20. As we open the Torah this week, we find ourselves reading the double portion of Tazria-Metzora. As the natural continuation of last week...
Weekly Torah Portion – Perfecting Imperfection

Spirit / 04.12.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – Perfecting Imperfection
Parshat Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; I Samuel 20:18-42. (Shabbat Machar Chodesh) My great-grandfather Avrum Nachman, of blessed memory, was accustomed to starting seder in a unique manner. Pictur...
Weekly Torah Portion – Disobedience And Faith

Spirit / 03.22.2018

Weekly Torah Portion – Disobedience And Faith
The summer we moved to Detroit, Mike Brown was murdered by police in Ferguson, Mo. That fall, when the non-indictment was announced, Justin and I joined with hundreds of Detroiters in protest.  ...
Torah Portion: Our Lives As Service

Community / 11.14.2016

Torah Portion: Our Lives As Service
Parshat Lech-Lecha: Genesis 12:1-17:27; How are we to be a blessing in a world that can feel politically charged and tumultuous? “Lech lecha mei artzecha … v’h’yei brachah — Go forth from your ...