Some of you may remember the Cecil B. DeMille epic, The Ten Commandments. In the film, we often see Pharaoh, in the latter part of the film played by Yul Brynner, making a decree and sealing it with the...
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A reflection on portion Shemini, because, in the matters of Nadab and Abihu and of Uzzah I thought G-D was being a jerk. Yet if a man would fall to his death BASE jumping, I would not blame G-D. A toddler may...
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I. I have walked through the week A land of boundaries conflicts obstacles. Not without Beauty charm hope But trudging, walking step by step Climbing over some barriers bulling through others. Tired Walking...
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She will die. If I do not act, She will die. I did not mean to love her. At first, I only gazed upon her, Then I desired her, I sent for her, I lay with her. I did not mean to love her. He is a good man, A...
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It was so long ago. Was that really me? So full of passion So sure So angry I knew she was a whore I knew he was a dog The picture was clear in my mind. She set out to seduce the boy away from YHVH And he...
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Tonight we read the story of the spies. These twelve notable men are sent to spy out the land of Canaan in preparation for our invasion. They find a land rich with agricultural wealth, though also inhabited...
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Aaron’s sons are dead. Filled with an excess of love and excitement, they approached. Burned. Burned and dead. Dragged away by their cousins. Placed outside of the camp. Separate? Holy? Dragged by their...
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Your offering shall be without blemish without blemish What can a man do? What can a man do that is with out blemish? What can a man give? What can I do? What can I give? The calves no longer bawl Nor the...
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The sages teach: At the Sea of Reeds, Moses thrust out his staff; nothing happened. Then Nachshon ben Aminadav of the tribe of Judah, in his courage and faith, stepped into the sea, the waves pushing him...
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Ascending Descending Truly, The One Who Is is in this place and I I did not know it. Forming Light Creating Darkness In the light the bright revealing clarity of day In the darkness the dim obscuring shades...
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Tomorrow, our Bat Mitzvah will tell us the heart-rending story of how our father, Jacob, stole his brother Esau’s blessing. Although the Rabbis produce many exculpatory midrashiim, it was a despicable act....
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A wind from G-D sweeping over the water. From G-d. To reach what we seek, What we long for, Hunger for, Thirst, We move against the wind. But, If we did not partake of G-D We would not be moved by that same...
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