Nation
- 5781, Abraham, Blessing, Covenant, Dissertation Diary, Faithfulness, Genesis, Hagar, Ishmael, Journey, Lekh Lekha, Lot, Names, Nation, Pandemic, Parsha, Promises, Sarah, Travel
Into the Unknown!
Seven months into a changed way of life during a pandemic, the unknown is old news. Rather than embarking as a result of our own volition, or even being asked to do so,…
- Aaron, Anointing, Ceremony, Instructions, Intention, Israelites, Komps Kaos, Leviticus, Nation, Offering, Parsha, Priests, Purim, Service, Shul, Tzav, Vayikra, Worship
Pure Intentions…
In Parashat Tzav, instructions for offerings continue, as well as instructions for what the priests should offer to G!d. Rather than allowing Aaron and his sons to simply be covered by the offering…
- Amidah, Avodah, Instructions, Israel, Komps Kaos, Law, Leviticus, Nation, Offering, Parsha, Prayer, Purim, Service, Tabernacle, Temple, Torah, Vayikra, Worship
Let’s See What We Have To Offer…
Vayikra (Leviticus) is famous for the ability to hide sometimes – the laws, instructions, and repetitions that wrapped up Exodus continue in the third book of the Torah. There are a few verses…
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Ravaging Redemption
In the midst of celebrating our “national” freedom from slavery to the Egyptians (and isn’t that somewhat problematic – the overuse of the word “national,” often leading to a nationalistic attachment to an…
- Benjamin, Bereshit, Bible, Brothers, Chanukah, Connection, Human Experience, Jacob, Joseph, Komps Kaos, Midrash, Nation, Parsha, Torah, Vayigash
Coming Back to Family
I’m sad that Chanukah’s over, but really had a wonderful eight days of lights, friends, latkes, Torah, & apocrypha (haha!). This year is made a lot brighter by new friends, more synagogue involvement,…
- Burning Bush, Disobedience, Egypt, Exodus, Fear, Fire, Hebrew, Israelites, Kings, Moses, Names, Nation, Parsha, Pharaoh, Redemption, Refining, Shemot, Slavery, Trials
Haughty Kings and Trials of Fire
Done, done, and we’re on to the next one… Welcome to Exodus, the story of our people, or so they say. Named after the first word, and the title of the book, Shemot,…
- Abraham, Allegiance, Bereshit, Comfort Zone, Confusion, Country, Division, Election, Fear, Isaiah, Lekh Lekha, Nation, Obedience, Parsha, Reward, Sarah, Shield, Truth, Ur
Stepping Out
Comfort zones are nice – especially those we didn’t know we occupied until they are violently yanked away from us. This week I, along with millions or even billions of other people across…