accounting

March 6, 2014
By bethmordecai
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DAY 614: The Path To An Individual’s Redemption Is Through A Community

Dear Hevreh, One of the benefits of being the rabbi in our community is being able to help facilitate and offer opportunities for the teaching of Torah by members of our congregation, such as Sharon Bender, Gary Blog, Harriet Pearlman, and most recently Marc Fertik who delivered the D'var Torah this past week while I was away in Scranton. These moments are especially beneficial for me because at times I can get very caught up in my own "rabbinic mind" of how to interpret and teach Jewish wisdom and hearing interpretations of Torah from new voices stemming from the unique Torah of their life experiences helps me reimagine what Torah can teach.    This past week was no different as Marc[...]

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accounting

February 28, 2014
By bethmordecai
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Parashat P’kudei (פקודי) — Keeping Track of What’s Important

2014/5774 (Triennial I): Keeping Track of What's Important We make lists of all sorts of things, from home supplies, to daily tasks, to a "bucket" list of what we want to do in life. Yet aren't there times when it feels like writing down or keeping track of all of those lists are just a burden? Wouldn't it be better if sometimes we didn't have to worry about keeping track of things? This week's Torah portion of P'kudei might give us some interesting insight on the spiritual component of keeping track of what's important and how to manage the important tasks of our day.     Photo by Chris Freeland on Flickr -[...]