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…t of who is worthy to live and who is ready to sail out on the next iceberg, to use the Eskimo idiom. My opposition to judicial execution (the “Death Penalty”) is based on a lack of faith in the judicial system, not in a fundamental objection to the government killing people when required, so it should not stand in the way of my appointment. Unlike other local clerics and public officials, I have never actually been convicted of a felony, which ma…
…nt (Deut. 22:1-4). “You must not remain indifferent.” The root, ayin, lamed, mem, means to hide, to conceal. In this verse, the verb is in the reflexive form, so it means you must not hide yourself, and by extension, it means you mustn’t ignore or run away from your neighbor’s needs. If you see someone’s beast of burden fallen on the road, do not ignore it; you must help him raise it. The verse uses the same verb, “ve-hit`alamta” — don’t remain in…
…If, for example, I were a Jew in Baghdad and I had a contract with a Jew in, say, Madrid, this network would help enforce the contract, to the end that Jewish traders in those times could operate with greater security. So here’s my overall point. Today, the power grid in America is, shall we say, a very complex distribution network. The way it operates is by a certain number of power plants producing energy, usually by burning fossil fuels, and th…
…ensive animal. Of course everyone still, unfortunately, commits sins. Today, we use prayer as a substitute for the sacrifices that were done in Temple times. Specific prayers have been written over the centuries to atone for specific sins. I think that VaYiqra also represents the dedication that Jewish people have to the Jewish religion. I’ll tell you a short story. You know that we spent a year in Jerusalem. One day, Ima, Tali, and I were visitin…
…ng to Aaron, To the man whose provocative courage Stopped the killing at 14,700, Who helped G-d turn from Annihilation to flowering, G-d tells him: “You and your sons and your father’s house with you, You shall bear the guilt of the sanctuary, And you and your sons with you, You shall bear the guilt of your priesthood.” G-d has heeded the people’s fear Of accidental death, Of coming too close. The priests will bear the guilt. * * * So Korach ends….
…women don’t count. What would the message to us have been if G-d said that, because of the killing of the Egyptian firstborn, all the non-Levite firstborn, male or female, belonged to G-d, and they all had to be redeemed? Would the redemption loophole make any less or more sense to us if a firstborn female Levite could have substituted for any firstborn, male or female, from the rest of the tribes? If the firstborn women would have needed to be r…
…eamed Shabbat Services Service Times 2022 – 5782 Service Broadcasting begins at Service Begins at Erev Shabbat – Fridays Kabbalat Shabbat – Maariv 5:30p 6:00p Shabbat Day Services Shaḥarit Morning Service 8:45p 9:15a …
…KI Sisterhood, The Buckman Family and the Sachs Family. See “It’s a Mitzva, or, Yes We Can!,” Bulletin May 2013, p. 13. The drinking fountain in the classroom wing is not readily accessible to people using wheelchairs. The main building is carpeted with low-pile or no-pile carpet, including the Rosenkrantz Library and the George G. Posener Daily Chapel – Beit Midrash. The classroom building is not carpeted. The linoleum floor is kept clean. The l…
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…05 Sep Alternative Selichot Service “Reflecting On Our Years” (Zoom) September 5, 2021 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Home Page Interior Page Rabbi Woodward will lead an Alternative Selichot Service: “Reflecting On Our Years” on Sunday, September 5 at 8 pm (Zoom). Join Rabbi Woodward for a […] More Info…
