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Masei: The Journey of Life

July 22, 2011 – 5:45 pm | Comments Off on Masei: The Journey of Life2,901 views
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It’s What We Bring Home That Counts
Life is a journey with stations along the way, some more comfortable than others. It is when we settle in to the comfort of those stations that we often forget we are in mid journey.

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Matos Masei: Fostering unity

July 4, 2010 – 4:14 am | Comments Off on Matos Masei: Fostering unity3,481 views
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Midyan
Do you know anyone that gets your goat? You know, the kind of person that irritates you no matter what s/he says. You resolve to control your feelings, but your annoyance boils over and, despite your resolve, your dam bursts through. We all have such triggers and we all know …

Matot Masei: The Anchored Journey

July 10, 2009 – 2:55 pm | Comments Off on Matot Masei: The Anchored Journey2,580 views
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The Journey
This conversation occurs in every Jewish home and I’m sure yours is no exception.Wife: Honey, I think its time we take another step in our Jewish growth, what do you think it should be?Husband: Are you sure this is the right time? I mean we just sent the kids …

Masei: Food for Thought for Your Dinner Table

July 27, 2008 – 3:49 am | Comments Off on Masei: Food for Thought for Your Dinner Table2,530 views
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Sunday: Forty-Two Journeys
The Torah, usually so economical with words, outlines the forty-two journeys that our ancestors made across the desert. The Baal Shem Tov taught that this enumeration illustrates that we each travel through forty-two stations during the course of our lives.
The details of these stations are known to …

Masei: Learning from Temptation

July 12, 2006 – 4:56 pm | Comments Off on Masei: Learning from Temptation2,626 views
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Every Segment Counts
This week’s Torah portion reviews the forty-two journeys that our ancestors made through the desert. The Baal Shem Tov taught that every one of these segments represents a stage in our individual journey through life and our quest for spiritual fulfillment.

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Masei: Same Sex Marriage Part Three

August 4, 2005 – 3:20 am | Comments Off on Masei: Same Sex Marriage Part Three4,325 views

This essay is not related to the Parsha of the week but is posted here
because the subject has recently become a household topic of discussion
[Part Three of Three]
Same Sex Marriage

Part Three
A Question of Definition
The debate on same sex
marriage has focused in part on the distinction between same sex
marriage and same …