Toldot: Because Labels Are For Cans

Toldot: Because Labels Are For Cans

sale-shelf-old-cans-food-162927.jpeg (6000×4000) (pexels.com) When I was growing up, perhaps in middle or high school, I remember having conversations with my friends about how we would never bring children into a world that was so messed up; we were dealing with race...
Toledot: Sight And Vision As We Age

Toledot: Sight And Vision As We Age

Image by liberty99 from Pixabay Toldot – Sight And Vision As We Age By Rabbi Marge Wise It is very interesting to note that Parshat Toldot is the first portion in the Torah which contains the themes of disability and aging. Specifically, we will examine how these...
Vayera: Putting God On Hold

Vayera: Putting God On Hold

flickr.com/photos/megathoncharlie/6287188004/ This week’s Torah reading, Vayera, opens with: Vayera ay-lav Ado-nai bay-lonay Mamray v’hu yoshev petakh ha-ohel b’khom hayom, “And God appeared to him (Abraham) by the groves of Mamre; he was sitting at the entrance of...
VaYera: Is Our Story Abraham’s?

VaYera: Is Our Story Abraham’s?

VaYera: Is Our Story Abraham’s? by Rabbi Richard Address, D.Min. Parashat Vayera offers us so many challenges, so many glimpses into issues that touch on so many of our experiences. The reading begins with the mitzvah of welcoming the stranger and the textual basis...
Ted Lasso’s Lech Lecha Moments

Ted Lasso’s Lech Lecha Moments

The second season of Ted Lasso, Apple TV’s award-winning TV show, finished last week, and I’m left with so many questions about what’s going to happen next season! If you haven’t been watching, Ted Lasso (played by Jason Sudeikis) is a mediocre college football coach...

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