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Parashat T’rumah 2015/5775 (Triennial II) — The Gendered Language of Torah In the second third of this week’s Torah portion (Exodus 26:1-30), the term “sister” (achot) is to refer to cloths of Tabernacle’s coverings (Exodus 26:3). Interestingly, this same term is used in Ezekiel’s vision of the cherubim to refer to their wings (Ezekiel 1:9) which brings to mind a passage in Exodus 25:20 (back in our Torah portion) which uses the term “brother” to refer to the faces of Cherubim. What can we learn from this gendered language? Is it nothing more than an idiosyncrasy of the Hebrew language? Or does […]
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It’s a Murder Mystery Party at Harrison (Safran) Hall! Please click the link below to register! Light Refreshments will be served! Payments by check should go to Sherry Weber at 3 Sunflower Ct., Edison, NJ 08820 http://bethmordecai.org/events/homicide-harrison-house/
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“וחי בהם” ולא שימות בהם (תלמוד בבלי עבודה זרה כח:ב על ויקרא יח:ה) “And you shall live by them” and not die by them (Babylonian Talmud Avodah Zarah 27b interpreting Leviticus 18:5) Dear Hevreh, Ever since our people left Egypt we have been a nation of “mixed multitudes” (Exodus 12:38) an assortment of individuals and traditions from different backgrounds. Some come to share their unique backgrounds (see Jethro) and some come to experience the uniqueness of Judaism (see Aramaeans eating the Passover sacrifice). No matter the reason though Judaism has always mixed together with people and traditions from different cultures. […]
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Parashat B’shalah 2014/5774 (Triennial II): Why Am I in the Middle? At the end and the beginning of the triennial section of this week’s Torah portion (Exodus 14:15 and Exodus 16:8), Moses finds himself standing between a complaining people and an impatient God. At first, Moses tries to intercede but later on he tries to get out of the way. Why the shift? What is different now about the relationships among God, Moses, and the Israelites that leads Moses to no longer want to be the middle man? And perhaps investigating this question will help us understand what to do when […]
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Click here for a text of Rabbi Saks’ sermon for MLK Day delivered at Cathedral International Church in Perth Amboy.
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Parashat Mishpatim 2015/5775 (Triennial II) -- The Difficulty in Telling the Truth Telling the truth is not always easy, but View More
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(2/13/15), Sometimes inspiration hits you like a bolt of lightning, sometimes it comes after deep introspection and reflection. And at other times, it comes in the shape of a Read more
