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Thoughts on Parashat Eikev 5785

Our Torah portions for the last week and for this week contain one of the most important, cornerstone passages we found in our religious tradition. They both contain two of the three paragraphs of our central, biblical everyday prayer and the declaration of our faith, Shema v’Ahavta: “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Deut. 6:4) is the opening of the first paragraph and “If, then, you obey the commandments that I enjoin upon you this day, loving your God יהוה and serving [God] with all your heart and soul […] (Deut. 11:13) is the opening of the second paragraph.

Rabbi Marty Steinhouse Visits Beit Trojmiasto Progressive Jewish Synagogue in Gdansk Over High Holidays

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Rabbi Martin Steinhouse will lead Beit Trojmiasto Congregation’s High Holiday services in Gdansk. Dr. Jan Miklas-Frankowski announced that Beit Trojmiasto is inviting Jews living in the area and people seeking to understand Judaism. Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland is pleased to sponsor the services. Service times and venue will be announced shortly. Rabbi Steinhouse […]

Inclusion Strengthening Community and Identity

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Thoughts on Parashat Matot-Masei 5785

One of the core principles of rabbinic understanding of the Torah is that no paragraph, no verse, no word and even no letter is redundant — it’s there for a purpose and it always means something. AND when the Torah repeats, it really demands our attention because it’s rare. In Parashat Matot-Masei, we revisit the story of the daughters of Zelophhad—Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah. Their plea is discussed in our last week parasha—Pinchas—when they approached Moshe to request their father’s inheritance. Now, here they are again.[…]