rest

December 12, 2014
By bethmordecai
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DAY 895: Shabbat is a Day to Strike

Dear Hevreh, As I've often remarked, Shabbat is a wonderful time to rest. It's a chance to break from the usual grind of work and life to take a moment and reflect. Yet, this Shabbat I'm thinking of another kind of "break" that also comes from the root of the word Shabbat (Sh-b/v-t) meaning "to rest;" yhat word is Sh'vitah which means "strike." In particular, sh'vitah refers to the actions of a group of people (usually workers) to STOP what they're doing in order to achieve some kind of goal (i.e. better wages, better working conditions, etc.). What is remarkable about the term sh'vitah (especially as it relates to Shabbat) is that by its very root it indicates that when someone (or some group)[...]

Category : Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Shabbat
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rest

March 8, 2013
By bethmordecai
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Parashat P’kudei (פקודי) — Can We Ever Finish Our Work?

2013/5773 (Triennial) -- Can We Ever Finish Our Work? Double Torah Portion: Vayakhel/P'kudei The pace of our lives is ever frantic and it never seems that we have any time to breathe. In fact, it is often possible to feel guilty when we're not busy with something. Can this week's Torah portion, and Moses and God in particular, teach us about how to rest in the midst of the craziness of life? Are we doomed to work till we drop or can there be some respite?

Category : Online Learning Online Parashah Class
Tag : breathe craziness of life double torah portion God learning moses online learning onlne parashah class p'kudei parsha pekudei respite rest vayakhel weekly torah portion work