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Vayeshev Text Study on "The Man" - Toba Spitzer
A text study sheet prepared by Rabbi Toba Spitzer on the mysterious “man” found in Parshat Vayeshev.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/man-mystery-parashat-vayeshev
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 1:46pm
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Text study for Haazini/Shabbat Shuvah - Death of Moses
For Haazinu/Shabbat Shuvah, an amalgam of midrashim on the death of Moshe, ending in a beautiful exchange of forgiveness between him and the Israelites. Prepared by Rabbi Toba Spitzer.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/midrashim-death-moses
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 2:03pm
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Text Study on Nitzavim and Teshuvah
A text study on Parshat Nitzavim on teshuvah, featuring teachings from Itturei Torah and Rabbi Sandy Roth (of blessed memory).
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/text-study-nitzvavim-turning-teshuvah
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 2:07pm
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Teshuvah Study Sheet - Recon approach - Toba Spitzer
A study sheet on the evolving concept of teshuvah over the ages. Rabbi Toba Spitzer notes that in preparing this sheet, she purposefully refrained (most of the time) from translating the word “teshuvah” because of the very different approaches of each text. After reading these, what is your definition?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/teshuvah-reconstructionist-perspective
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 2:24pm
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Vayigash Study Sheet
A study sheet on Parashat Vayigash on the reconciliations/re-encounters between Joseph and his brothers, and between Joseph and Jacob.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/complexities-reconciliation-joseph-his-brothers
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 2:35pm
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Light of Chanukah text study
Sources, ancient and modern, on the nature of the light of Hanukkah. Assembled by Rabbi Toba Spitzer.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/what-light-hanukkah
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 2:39pm
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Evolution of Hanukkah text study
A text study on the evolution of Hanukkah. What is the miracle, and what is the light?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/evolution-hanukkah
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 2:42pm
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Toldot text study on re-digging wells
Rabbi Toba Spitzer assembles textual sources on the redigging of ancestral wells in Parashat Toldot.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/digging-parashat-toldot
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 2:44pm
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Maoz Tzur from original Recon siddur
This revision of a familiar Hanukkah song was published in the 1945 Reconstructionist siddur. The original text was amended to address ethical concerns raised by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan - specifically, the first verse is changed so that instead of anticipating God “preparing the slaughter of the blaspheming foe,” we look forward to the end of slaughter and the stilling of the sound of battle. See attached for the Hebrew and (non-literal, but poetic) translation.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/revised-maoz-tzur-early-reconstructionist-siddur
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 2:54pm
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Teshuva Parables - Kafka and BeSHT
This study sheet contains two parables of the King and the returning son by the Baal Shem Tov, as well one of Kafka's parables, “The Imperial Messenger,” which has some intriguing echoes of and stark contrasts with the first two stories.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/kings-messages-journeys-parables-teshuvah
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 3:06pm
