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ETERNAL WRESTLING MATCH by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
This weeks Torah section, Vayishlakh, includes a famous struggle. Genesis 32 recounts how Jacob, expecting to encounter his vengeful brother Esau, sets up a camp for his 4 wives and 11 children on the safe … Continue reading →
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WHO IS A ZIONIST? By Rabbi Baruch Cohon
An old comic definition of a Zionist went like this: A Zionist is a Jew who collects money from another Jew so that a third Jew can move to Jerusalem. No politics, just charity. When my oldest … Continue reading →
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A NOBODY? by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
This week we read a section called Toldos Yitzhok literally, the history of Isaac. Very quickly we see that Isaac, the second of our patriarchs, is described in terms of other people. He is the son of Abraham, the husband of Rebecca, the … Continue reading →
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AT THE GOING RATE by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
The 23rd chapter of Genesis finds Abraham negotiating with the Hittites among whom he is living. Sarah just died, and Abraham needs a place to bury his wife. He asks the Hittite elders seated at the gate of Hebron … Continue reading →
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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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