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Tuesday, October 4th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
Rabbi Steven Bob TheTorah.com, September 2022 “The whole thing is about Nineveh, which is a non-Israelite nation, and there is no mention of Israel at all. There is nothing like this anywhere in the Prophets!” The biblical prophets generally address Israel and speak to the concerns of Israelites.[1] Even the category of prophecy […]
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Joshua Berman Times of Israel, Sept. 12, 2021 “But why do biblical figures seemingly resolve their tensions only non-verbally? Why is there nothing akin to “I’m sorry for what I did,” and “I forgive you”?” It’s that time of year when Jews are called upon to express contrition for wrongs done to another, […]
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Friday, September 23rd 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
Eyes Open, Eyes Shut: Thoughts for Rosh Hashana: Rabbi Marc D. Angel, The Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals, September 2022 — Paul Gaugin, the famous 19th century French artist, commented: “When I want to see clearly, I shut my eyes.” He was referring to two different ways of perceiving reality. With our eyes open, […]
Rabbi Shawn Ruby The Torah.com, Sept. 2022 “The term zichron teruah in Leviticus emphasizes how, on this day, Israel wants to make enough noise to get God’s attention, and remind God of the covenant with Israel.” In the Torah, the festival we call Rosh Hashanah (New Year) falls out on the first day of the seventh […]
Ernst Simon Commentary, September 1955 “And so, Judaism begins every new year with this victory of the mother over the institution and its soul-deaf representatives. Hagar the Egyptian, the mother of Ishmael, the ancestor of the Arabs, and Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, join hands as sisters in maternal suffering and maternal […]
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