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Abraham's Second Life DT Hayey Sarah
In the Stone Edition Chumash, the brief note on Genesis 25:1-11, which summarizes Abraham’s life after the death of his wife, Sarah, and the marriage of their son, Isaac, to Rebecca, reveals more about human life
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/abrahams-second-life
Posted on: 2017/11/03 - 12:41pm
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Filling in the Missing Pieces of Sarah's Life
Should we be surprised that a parasha entitled Hayey Sarah, “the life of Sarah”, in fact opens with the death of Sarah, and encompasses nothing of her life story?
Torah is full of round-about tales and messages. Here is one that is perhaps more significant for being less straightforward. It is about Sarah, and yet not about one person, for it clearly connects to the origins of a people.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/filling-missing-pieces-sarahs-life
Posted on: 2017/11/03 - 12:33pm
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Welcoming Strangers, Welcoming Angels
B’shem Hashem elohei yisrael
Miyimini Michael u’mismoli gavriel
Umilfanai uriel um’akhorai refael
V’al roshi, v’al roshi, shekhinat el.In the name of God, the God of Israel
To my right is Michael, to my left is Gavriel
In front of me Uriel, and behind me Rafael
And on my mind, and over me, Shekhinat El—From traditional bedtime Shema, with my loose translation.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/welcoming-strangers-welcoming-angels
Posted on: 2017/08/16 - 2:24pm
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Be a Blessing - DT Lekh Lekha SPN
The parashah begins with God’s call to Avram (his name won’t be changed to Avraham until later) to “Go forth from your land, from your kindred, from your father’s house, to the land that I will let you see. I will make a great nation of you and will give you blessing and will make your name great. Be a blessing!”https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/be-blessing
Posted on: 2017/10/20 - 12:24pm
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DT Lekh Lekha Ellen Dannin
If ever there were a person for whom Psalm 145 — the Ashrei — was written, it is Avraham. Ashrei begins: “Happy are they who dwell in your house” and then continues through the Hebrew alphabet to list God’s attributes and blessings bestowed on us and our reasons for giving thanks.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/avraham-happiness-and-gods-open-hand
Posted on: 2017/10/20 - 12:11pm
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Haazinu When Will We Ever Learn DT Mira Wasserman
Originally published at the Jewish Exponent on September 20, 2017 as Haazinu: When Will We Ever Learn?
It has been almost five years since my father called to tell me he was eating a tuna sandwich for lunch.
Normally, such an event is unremarkable, certainly not worthy of a special call. But there was something special about that sandwich, and the circumstances under which it was eaten.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/when-will-we-ever-learn
Posted on: 2017/09/26 - 2:36pm
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RRA Contributions to Elul Project
Six Reconstructionist rabbis were asked to write on the subject “Welcoming the Stranger” for their colleagues, in the RRA Connections newsletters. We’ve collected their contributions below.
Click here to return to the main “Embracing the Stranger” page)
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/collection/rra-contributions
Posted on: 2017/08/18 - 5:34pm
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God Loves The Stranger Feature
The high holy days are a time of collective and personal renewal. We ask ourselves “what do we value?” “What do we cherish?” We deepen our ongoing Jewish human project of creating a just and peaceful society and living a just and peaceful life. And we inquire “what is the relationship between the inner and the outer work of transformation?” I don’t have to tell any of you. It’s not easy.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/collection/love-the-stranger
Posted on: 2017/08/18 - 1:17pm
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Embracing the Stranger - Internal
Embracing the stranger is an endeavor that requires not just outward action, but internal effort on many levels. Both as individuals and communities, real inclusion involves rethinking of boundaries.
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https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/collection/looking-within
Posted on: 2017/08/18 - 1:06pm
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Embracing the Stranger - Justice and Wider World
Embracing the stranger is not just an individual journey—it’s a communal calling. We are commanded as Jews to “Love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 10:19) In the face of fear, hostility, or simple disregard toward those who are different, our challenge is to lift up our common humanity, and our inherent dignity and worth as beings b’tzelem Elohim, reflecting the divine image.
Click here to return to the main “Embracing the Stranger” page)
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/collection/wider-world
Posted on: 2017/08/18 - 12:46pm
