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Shemini- Nadav and Avihu – playing with fire!
One of the most joyous days in our history was the day of the completion of the construction of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. Sacrifices had been offered on behalf of the Jewish people to atone for the sin of the Golden Calf, fire came down from heavens and consumed the sacrifices indicating the atonement ofContinue reading “Shemini- Nadav and Avihu – playing with fire!”
Prince Harry & Meghan- What a Broigus- What an opportunity!
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Ki Tisa: Our imperfection is the source of our blessing
In loving memory of Aryeh ben Shimon Hackenbroch – a beloved uncle to us all. “Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life.” Parker J. Palmer The sin of the Golden Calf, and in its aftermath, the smashing the tablets was a low point in our history andContinue reading “Ki Tisa: Our imperfection is the source of our blessing”
Tetzaveh: Bells and Robes
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. -C. S. Lewis “And you shall make holy garments for Aaron, your brother, for honor and for glory.” One of the eight garments that the High Priest was expected to wear was a cloak with a distinctive detail in its design. At theContinue reading “Tetzaveh: Bells and Robes”
TERUMAH: Can you see the wood from the trees?
“There’s no place like home” Dorothy, Wizard of Oz There are many outstanding accomplishments for us as a natio, but building is certainly not amongst them. It may come therefore as somewhat of a surprise to discover that from the sedra of Terumah onwards the rest of the book of Shemot centers around the buildingContinue reading “TERUMAH: Can you see the wood from the trees?”
MISHPATIM: The Shoemaker’s Simple Stitches
In the mundane, nothing is sacred; in the sacred, nothing is mundane Dōgen The cure for boredom is curiosity Dorothy Parker Life can be boring. Let’s face it. If I have learned anything from this third and seemingly endless lockdown, it is that, when all the busyness of life dissipates, life’s quality increases. It isContinue reading “MISHPATIM: The Shoemaker’s Simple Stitches”
YITRO: “Let the carob trees prove it!”
“Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors” Ralph Waldo Emerson Never was there a more profound moment not just in Jewish history but arguably in humankind than the Divine Revelation witnessed by the Jewish Nation as they stood at the foot of Sinai. Cloaked in thunder and lightning, humankind heard first-hand the wordContinue reading “YITRO: “Let the carob trees prove it!””
The ONE THING NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN COVID & LIFE
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Covid and the “R” Factor- have you got it?
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BESHALACH: Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tyre?
Then I’ll get down on my knees and pray, We don’t get fooled again, No, no! The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again As Jews, prayer has always been sacrosanct – a first, rather than a last resort. King David himself was defined by prayer: veani tefilati – “ I am my prayer”. Prayer is ourContinue reading “BESHALACH: Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tyre?”
BO: You don’t have time? Or you don’t want to?
I’ll do it tomorrow Everyone (at some point) Time is such a crucial part of our lives. Tim Ferris in his bestselling book The Four Hour Work Week said that we should “focus on being productive, rather than busy”. It was the great Athenian general, Pericles, who said “time is the wisest counselor of all”.Continue reading “BO: You don’t have time? Or you don’t want to?”
VAERA: In a world made of steel, we can learn to heal
A voice said, Look me in the starsAnd tell me truly, men of earth,If all the soul-and-body scarsWere not too much to pay for birth. Robert Frost, “A Question” So far, this year in particular, it has been hard to stay present. The noisy news, the pitiful politics, and the limitless lockdown – all haveContinue reading “VAERA: In a world made of steel, we can learn to heal”
Selfies: Risking life for likes (PODCAST)
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SHEMOT: Who runs the world?
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” – Marianne Williamson (Author and Activist) Exodus, “The book of names” ironically seems to be intentionally ambiguous, with names of the main characters at the outset of the book. The verses seem deliberately vague. We learnContinue reading “SHEMOT: Who runs the world?”
Israel -The Vaccine Nation!
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt. As we enter 2021, we are hanging on by a thread The hospitals are at breaking point, the health workers are beyond exhaustion. The situation is bleak and grim, the lifeline everyone is pinning their hopesContinue reading “Israel -The Vaccine Nation!”
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