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Take On Torah: October 2014
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A weekly journey into finding relevance and meaning in the Torah. Thursday, October 30, 2014. Lech Lecha: It'll Just Cost You Your Soul. In honor of Halloween, I thought I'd write a slightly spookier post than usual. That's right, even though I'm both Jewish AND a rabbi, I can still say the pagan/Christian/heretical/scandalous/evil word "Halloween" without melting. Personally, I don't subscribe. He's a pretty fearless military leader,. He takes on several menacing kings, and beats them all! Are we someti...
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Take On Torah: Pinchas: Five Women Who Challenged God
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A weekly journey into finding relevance and meaning in the Torah. Friday, July 10, 2015. Pinchas: Five Women Who Challenged God. I'm sure you're familiar with the Fabulous Five in the Torah, aren't you? The five women named Machlah, Noa, Choglah, Milcah, and. Of course you are! Who doesn't know Talcum, Mona, Challah, Milky, and Myrtle? Wait, did I get that right? The father is deceased. And the women come to Moses to complain,. Because all their father's holdings are now going to pass over. Now, this did...
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Take On Torah: December 2014
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A weekly journey into finding relevance and meaning in the Torah. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Vayechi: The Year of the Tribes. Happy New Year, everyone! As I sit here on Wednesday, counting down the final hours of 2014, I find myself looking ahead to some. Exciting plans for 2015. As it also just so happens, the subject of our Torah reading this week fits perfectly in with my very exciting project for next year here at Ohev Shalom. An incredible artist in Philadelphia, Heather Bryson. Not only will eac...
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Take On Torah: February 2015
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A weekly journey into finding relevance and meaning in the Torah. Friday, February 27, 2015. Pour-em Down On Me! With all the Guilt-Free Judaism and Accessibility and Warm-n-Welcoming and Relational Judaism that we've been promoting lately, I feel I haven't taken enough time to enforce some rules. Fast of Esther - This is a minor fast that is observed because Queen Esther herself fasted in anticipation of appealing to King Achashverosh to spare the Jews. She also asked that. In Yiddish), so religious Jew...
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Take On Torah: July 2014
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A weekly journey into finding relevance and meaning in the Torah. Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Masei: The Journeys (and Rest Stops) That Define Us. When you read the Torah in (what's known as) a triennial cycle, as we do at Ohev Shalom, you only read one third every three years. There are two ways to employ the triennial system: You could take three weeks to read the first Torah portion, Bereisheet, then three weeks to read the second portion, Noah, and so on and so forth. That way, you wind up. That's a tr...
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Take On Torah: Matot-Masei: A Tough Border to Cross
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A weekly journey into finding relevance and meaning in the Torah. Friday, July 17, 2015. Matot-Masei: A Tough Border to Cross. It's hard to put ourselves out for someone else. We do it occasionally, and for small, measured amounts of time, effort, and money, but it can. Let's follow the Torah down one of those rabbit holes and talk about what selfishness looks like. Are your brothers to go to war while you stay here? But the tribes remain undeterred. They offer a deal to try and persuade Moses. T...They ...
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Charlotte Jewish Life: May 2011
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Friday, May 27, 2011. Wishing you and your family a lovely Shabbat. Tonight's Candle Lighting Time is at 8:11pm. Here is a listing of all the Shabbat services in the Charlotte area for Friday Night and Saturday Morning Services:. Lake Norman Jewish Congregation. Davidson, NC =Friday, 6:40pm. Statesville, NC =Friday Night: 8pm. Charlottte, NC =Friday Night: 7:15pm, Saturday Morning: 11am. Charlotte, NC =Friday Night: 6:15pm, Saturday Morning: 9:30am. Charlotte, NC =Saturday Morning: 10am. Though this beau...
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Charlotte Jewish Life: June 2011
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Thursday, June 23, 2011. Shabbat Shalom Dear Friends and Family XO. Good Shabbos to all. Wishing you a lovely time of rest. Friday Night's candle lighting time is: 8:24pm. Here is a listing of all the Shabbat services in the Charlotte area for Friday Night and Saturday Morning Services:. Statesville, NC =Friday Night: 8pm. Charlottte, NC =Friday Night: 6pm, Saturday Morning: 11am. Charlotte, NC =Friday Night: 6:15pm, Saturday Morning: 9:30am. Charlotte, NC =Saturday Morning: 10am. Monday, June 20, 2011.
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Take On Torah: March 2015
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A weekly journey into finding relevance and meaning in the Torah. Friday, March 27, 2015. Tzav and Shabbat Ha-Gadol: Pass It Along, Don't Just Pass-Over It. This week, we celebrate Shabbat Ha-Gadol, the fifth and final special Sabbath before Passover. The name, Shabbat Ha-Gadol, means "The BIG Shabbat," or even "The GREAT Shabbat.". In the context of the. Back in the old days, rabbis would use Shabbat Ha-Gadol as an opportunity to remind people about the laws of Pesach, and how to clean their homes, buy ...
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Take On Torah: April 2015
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A weekly journey into finding relevance and meaning in the Torah. Friday, April 24, 2015. Tazria-Metzora: Are You Ready for an Upgrade? In Judaism, we love rituals. I mean we really, REALLY love rituals! Those of us who recently got through Passover can certainly attest to that. Jewish law doesn't just formalize all aspect of the Pesach meal; it also scrutinizes the house cleaning, the food disposal and purchasing,. And that's just the start! Besides just talking about. Reading about these crazy Biblical...