Black Sabbath: not meant to be overly complicated . . . This coming Shabbat is: Shabbat Chazon (Which can be translated as the "Sabbath of Vision" / שבת חזון) and is named for the "Vision of Isaiah over Judah and Jerusalem" (here: Isaiah 1:1-27). It s read as the Haftarah on this coming Shabbat … [Read more...]
Weekly Torah Gatherings – Wed 7/12
Our hands . . . Where is the city of refuge now? What have we done . . . ? Pay attention, we are entering a time period of serious internal introspection among the Jewish people and among the Jewish communities of the world -- The Hebrew month of Av. -- A month of setback, a month of failure, and … [Read more...]
Weekly Torah Gatherings – Sun 7/9
Cities of Refuge -- No Place to run to -- No place to hide . . . What is a 'place' of refuge? A place to 'hide away' or is it a place to 'bring us closer together'? ____________ Some of you may remember Rabbi David Wolpe as he grew up here in the Philadelphia area before going off to the … [Read more...]
Weekly Torah Gatherings – Wed 6/28
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award-winning actor, director, composer, and comedian, Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky) turns 97 today . . . (Can Humor be (simultaneously) both self-deprecating and medicinal? No, Mel is certainly not a snake, although he might have been somewhat of a … [Read more...]
Weekly Torah Gatherings – Sun 6/25
Miriam dies: maybe that should have been the end of it. Do Rebels Ever Prosper? / Miriam as a rebel? / Perhaps depends on whom you ask. Here below, Henry the IV, Part l, SCENE V (5) -- "Rebels never Prosper" (Shakespeare), for our consideration: The rebellion quells, and Henry chides … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- …
- 38
- Next Page »