Signposts on the Road to Repentance
September 13, 2026
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If you are ill, you can be healed, but only if you visit the doctor. We can heal sin through repentance, but only if we stay in contact with G-d.
Signposts on the Road to Repentance
September 13, 2026
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If you are ill, you can be healed, but only if you visit the doctor. We can heal sin through repentance, but only if we stay in contact with G-d.
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Nurturing Emotional Growth
July 21, 2025
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This week we will read a combined Torah portion. The first is called Matot, the second is called Masei. Matot,
Israel’s War is My War
July 27, 2024
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“Will your brothers go to war while you sit here?” After our ancestors conquered the lands on the East bank
The Morning After
July 8, 2023
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It’s not about what happens during the fight; it’s about what happens the morning after. When we get hot under
Life Journeys
July 23, 2022
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We are all on a journey, the journey of life. Although our journeys are similar in many ways, each journey
Matot Masei: The Torah View of Women
July 12, 2020
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People often ask about the Torah’s view of women. A discussion about vows in this week’s Torah portion offers a
Matos Masei: Marijuana and Knives
July 8, 2018
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Marijuana and knives, what’s the connection? Knives In his book, The Better Angels of Our Nature,[1] Steven Pinker writes that
Matot: Jewish Custom
July 30, 2016
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Importance of Custom One of the common refrains I hear as a rabbi are the words, “Oh, it’s just a
Matot: Dishonesty
July 15, 2014
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Social or Ritual? They tell a story of a dying man, who called his son to his bedside. “Son,” he
Signposts on the Road to Repentance
September 13, 2026
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The Day of Enlightenment
September 6, 2026
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They Hate Us for Good Reason
August 22, 2026
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A Nation of One
August 16, 2026
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The Failure of The Hippie Movement
October 25, 2025
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On the Question of Human Shields
October 21, 2023
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Jewish Pride in Times of Despair
October 29, 2022
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Lech Lecha: Anything You Want To Be
October 6, 2021
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