Monthly Archives: January 2015

WHAT MAKES VICTORY – “B’shalakh” – Ex.13:17-17:16 — by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

WHAT MAKES VICTORY – “B’shalakh” – Ex.13:17-17:16 — by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week we will read a section full of climactic events. First, Moses faces the danger of leading his people on a roundabout route through desert country, following … Continue reading

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BECOMING DISTINCT – “Bo” – Ex.10-13:16 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

BECOMING DISTINCT – “Bo” – Ex.10-13:16 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon One Torah reading – this one — brings us our transition into nationhood, our distinctive calendar, and the very trademark of our homes. Warning the people that a destroying … Continue reading

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CHALLENGE AND CHOICE – “Va-eyra” – Ex. 6:2-9:35 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

CHALLENGE AND CHOICE – “Va-eyra” – Ex. 6:2-9:35 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon This week’s Torah reading ranks among the most famous and most spectacular accounts of all the ancient adventures of our people. Here we will read about seven … Continue reading

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BURY ME NOT– Va-y’khi – Gen.47:28-50:26 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

BURY ME NOT– Va-y’khi – Gen.47:28-50:26 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon Remember this one? Oh bury me not on the lone prairie, These words come low and mournfully From the pallid lips of a youth who lay On his dyin’ … Continue reading

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