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Torah Thoughts – Ki Tisa – Exodus 30:11-34:35 – “There is a Cry of War in the Camp”
When Moses makes his journey down Mount Sinai in this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa, after his forty-day communion with God, he is confused by the sounds that he hears coming from the Israelite camp. “It is not the sound…
Torah Thoughts – Tetzaveh – Exodus.27.20-30.10 – “Why Stories Matter”
This Shabbat, in addition to reading Parshat Tetzaveh from the book of Exodus, we read from a section of Deuteronomy (25:17-19) in honor of the upcoming holiday of Purim. The Shabbat is called Shabbat Zachor, or the Shabbat of memory,…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Shake Your Grogger (A Purim Song) by Michelle Citrin, 2016
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Torah Thoughts – Terumah Exodus.25.1-27.19 – What a Heart Inspired Can Do
(Also featured in the Buffalo Jewish Federation’s Jewish Thought of the Week) Last week, over 20 of Buffalo’s most dynamic Civic Leaders met with Talya Levanon, the director of the Israel Trauma Coalition, at a quiet restaurant in the Yemin…
Shir Shalom and the Environment – Naturescapes and Lawns
by Joseph Morris I have a riddle for you. It’s probably not as good as one of Bruce’s knock-knock jokes… What do Montreal Canada and Columbia Maryland have in common? Some might say not much but they were both in…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Shoshanat Ya’akov (Rose of Jacob) by Rabbi Shmulik Moscovitz
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Torah Thoughts – Mishpatim – Exodus.21.1-24.18 – “Moving from Stranger to Guest”
Last Shabbat, I, and several others from our Buffalo Civic Leaders Israel trip had a chance to pray at the first Reform congregation in Israel, Kehilat Har-El. Founded in the early 1960s, the community is situated in a small two-story…
Cantor’s Pick of the Week – Lach Amar Libi from the album, Waking Heart by Nava Tehila
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Torah Thoughts – Yitro – Exodus.18.1-20.23 – “Keep Your Friends Close, Your Allies Closer”
At the beginning of this week’s Torah portion, Moses is in desperate need of something. The Israelites are in disarray. Moses is worn out. The future looks bleak. Moses could use a friend. Enter his father-in-law Jethro, who, based on…