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Rabbi's Sermons and Messages
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Written by RabbiSR
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Monday, 09 February 2009 |
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A public high school newspaper -- in a district in which many of our members reside -- has issued articles and an editorial which include a great deal of misinformation, even some disinformation in the form of myths current on the internet, which do harm to the separation of church and state and which smack of anti-Semitism. For the school, this is a breach of trust. For the parents whose children attend school in the district, this is a cause for alarm. For the community, this is a moment to speak out.
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Rabbi's Sermons and Messages
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Written by RabbiSR
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Monday, 02 February 2009 |
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This week's portion includes instructions for the observation of the first Passover celebration -- the only one that would take place before the Exodus from Egypt. From this basis, the rabbis elucidated the making of matzah. And that brings us a lesson in voluntarism.
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Rabbi's Sermons and Messages
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Written by RabbiSR
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Monday, 02 February 2009 |
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With an historic inauguration this week, we re reminded again that there is a place for exalted rhetoric in the national conversation. A free nation can only be enhanced by free expression of dreams and visions.
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Rabbi's Sermons and Messages
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Written by RabbiSR
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 |
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As we pass from the Book of Genesis to the Book of Exodus, we mark not only a transition in characters, but a transition in focus. Our eyes turn from the individuals who forged a nation to the nation that now must create a future for itself.
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Rabbi's Sermons and Messages
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Written by RabbiSR
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009 |
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Miracles are always a delight to the popular imagination. When we are small, they explain so much: Why a lost tooth is replaced by a coin while we are asleep... Why Pharaoh let the Israelites leave Egypt... Why dew mysteriously appears when there is no rain... And why a small jar of oil meant for one day only managed to last for eight nights... As adults, we are forced to learn the truths: We have to place the coin under the pillow, the story of the plagues may not be exactly true, the dew is easy to explain scientifically, and no jar of oil meant for one day could possibly last eight days (and no full tank of gas that normally takes you 200 miles will ever take you 1600 miles, even on Hanukkah). But so many Jewish adults (who would never believe in Santa Claus) continue to think this Hanukkah story has some basis in fact. Why?
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