people

May 14, 2014
By bethmordecai
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DAY 683: It’s Not the Programs, It’s the People

Dear Hevreh, "Investors bet on people, not on business plans, because they know successful people will find a way to be successful." - Ed Nicoll, self-made multi-millionaire Dear Hevreh, What makes a successful community? It's not the programs we run or the funds we raise, it's the people who participate and see the activities of the community as an extension of their own stories and their personal desires, values, and ambitions that make up their Unique Torah. People won't invest or participate because of the program, they will invest and participate because of the people behind the program. There are so many wonderful people, caring people, honest and hardworking people who are invested deeply in our community. As we seek to grow our community,[...]

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people

January 3, 2014
By bethmordecai
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Parashat Bo (בא) — Pharaoh’s Egypt

Last week's Online Parashah Class: Parashat Bo 2014/5774 (Triennial I) -- Pharaoh’s Egypt: By the People, For the People? By most accounts, the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt were God-like figures who had God-like powers over their subjects. Yet, in our Parashah which describes the last moments before the Israelites are freed from Egypt, it seems that the people have a little more power than you’d expect under Pharaoh’s rule. Is this example of populous pressure a hint of the move towards more popular centered rule, like democracy?  Classes from other years...  (2013/5773) Triennial III -- Leaving in Haste: On the Israelites Being Freed From Egypt   

Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class
Tag : democracy egypt israelites online learning online parashah class parasha parsha people pharaoh populist revolution torah weekly torah portion

people

May 3, 2013
By bethmordecai
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Parashat B’hukotai (בחוקותי) — What’s Your Value?

2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- What's Your Value? Double Torah Portion: B'har/B'hukotai Chapter 27 of this week's Torah portion describes the value of each individual -- male or female, old or young -- in dollars and sense (or shekels, as the case may be); each person is worth a certain amount of money. What can we learn from this  section that helps us understand how to value and when to value our fellow human beings? With Special Guest Rabbi Jeremy Fine of Temple Aaron in Minnesota!

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Tag : b'har b'hukotai bechukotai learning money online learning online parashah class parsha people rabbi jeremy fine value human beings values