Archive for November 2019
2 Kislev 5780
We read in this week’s Torah portion, Toledot (Genesis 25:19-28:9), And Esau became a man knowing the hunt, a man of the field…And Isaac loved Esau.(25:27-28) Where do blessings come from? Where do…
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November 22, 2019 I am honored and blessed to serve this sacred community of Temple Shalom of Aberdeen these past 20 plus years. It is a blessing to visit with…
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November 15, 2019 This week, in Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24), Avimelech, king of Gerar, faces a threat to himself and his household. Abraham enters the town and repeats his prior ill-fated decision…
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November 8, 2019 Abraham was a traveler on a liberating path marked by potholes. He was commanded by God: “Lech lecha. Go. Go to yourself. Leave who you were behind,…
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