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LIGHTS AND DEDICATION a Hanukkah message from Rabbi Baruch Cohon
Hanukkah is nicknamed Feast of Lights in English, although the Hebrew word means Dedication. Celebrating the experience of the Maccabees who rededicated the Jerusalem Sanctuary after expelling the Greek enemies, Hanukkahs 8 days commemorate the one little … 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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THE COVENANTAL CUT by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
This week it makes sense to consider circumcision. Some governments are banning it. Some liberal movements are opposing it. Some families are demanding it. And some doctors are unsure about it. But why this week? Because this week we will read the Torah commandment: This is My … Continue reading →
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WHAT TOOLS DO WE USE? By Rabbi Baruch Cohon
Parsha Ki Tavo One of the definite duties Moses gives his people, to be done when they finally will cross the Jordan and enter the Promised Land, is to build an altar. This altar must be built of stone, … Continue reading →
Posted in Baruch Cohon, Book of Deuteronomy, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Blogs, Jewish Traditions, Judaism, Moses, Parsha Ki Tavo, Rabbi, sh'leymot, Talmud, Torah, Torah Study
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LOYALTY OR ELSE by Rabbi Baruch Cohon
This week we will read a section called Rey 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 →
Posted in A Blessing and a Curse, Baruch Cohon, Book of Deuteronomy, Cantor, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Blogs, Jewish Traditions, Judaism, Loyalty, Moses, Rabbi, Torah, Torah Study
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