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This week we read not only the Torah portion Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36) – God continues to describe the different laws of sacrifices. A distinction is made between sin offerings, burnt offerings, and…

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In this week’s Torah portion, we begin the third book of the Torah, Leviticus or Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26). In this portion, we learn the laws and rituals of the numerous sacrifices.  The…

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The basic lesson in this week’s Torah reading, Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38) is accountability. God demands from Moses and the others who formulated and created the Tabernacle in the wilderness, to account for all the…

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The presence of social media and now, artifical intelligence (AI), I am sensing that it is becoming harder to find the right balance between appropriate self-esteem, tending to our physical…

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A few days ago, I was working on something and had the television on for some background noise. It was the Seinfeld show and it happened to be the last…

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Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) is a unique portion in that Moses is behind the scenes. In fact, he is not mentioned by name at all, and all the focus is on his…

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This week’s Torah portion, Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19), we learned that God asked the Jewish People to build the Mishkan (Tabernacle)?  Why? Does God need a home, or is God everywhere? The text tells us: “God…

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We are probably aware that the month of February is Black History Month. School children across the nation are exposed to black writers and thinkers as they devote classroom time…

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We read in this week’s Torah, Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:23), “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house: you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox…

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Did you ever find yourself stuck between a rock and a hard place? Of course you did; we all have! There are times when we must choose between two un-satisfactory options…

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