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LAWS AND ORDERS – Mishpatim, Ex. 21-24 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

LAWS AND ORDERS – Mishpatim, Ex. 21-24 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Last week’s Torah reading gave us principles of right and wrong in the Ten Commandments.  This week we go into detail with a basic code of law — what to do, … Continue reading

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WHO IS JETHRO? – Yitro, Ex.18-20 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

WHO IS JETHRO? – Yitro, Ex.18-20 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Of the five books of the Torah, the figure of Moses dominates four.  His birth, his youth in the palace, his rediscovery of his people’s pain, and the hot temper that caused … Continue reading

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ISRAEL WILL SING – Ex.15, Shabat Shirah – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

ISRAEL WILL SING – Ex.15, Shabat Shirah – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           This week we observe the annual Sabbath of Song, when the Torah reader intones the jubilant Song of Moses with its special melody – a paean of gratitude and joy, … Continue reading

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MY PLAGUES, OR YOURS – Exodus 6-10 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

MY PLAGUES, OR YOURS – Exodus 6-10 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon                            The famous 10 plagues of Egypt bring a story of disaster and suffering to the Torah readings of these two weeks.  Just their names are frightful:  Blood, frogs, lice, wild … Continue reading

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OF THE HEBREWS’ CHILDREN – Shmot – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

OF THE HEBREWS’ CHILDREN – Shmot – Ex.1:1-6:1 by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           Genocide is nothing new.  Pharaoh of Egypt was mandating a gradual genocide of his Israelite slaves when he decreed that all male Hebrew babies would be drowned in the Nile.  Moses’ mother … Continue reading

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