Category Archives: Cantor

WRITE THIS SONG – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

          Chapters 31 and 32 of Deuteronomy offer some great messages.  Moses, at age 120, and his intended successor Joshua are told to “write this song and place it in the mouths of the people.”  They get this order … Continue reading

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LOYALTY OR ELSE by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

          This week we will read a section called R’ey – “See” – in the Book of Deuteronomy chapters 11-16, comprising the second of Moses’ farewell speeches.  He starts by telling his people: “See, I place before you today a … Continue reading

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BLEMISH and HANDICAP by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

        The Torah sets out strict rules for the sacrifices that formed ancient worship and for those who were charged with the duty to offer those sacrifices.  Just as any animal brought to the altar must be as near perfect … Continue reading

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49 and counting

                                       This could well be my blog for last week, this week and the month to come, but it probably won’t.   Something else always can be expected.  But starting on the second night of Passover we began doing something … Continue reading

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AN IDEA TO CELEBRATE

   At our Seder, a teenage guest named Natalie asked a question that is not in the Haggadah.   “We have Pesach to celebrate the end of Egyptian slavery,” she said, “so why don’t we have a holiday to celebrate the … Continue reading

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