Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 05 May 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day! It’s easy to remember the Jewish date of Abraham’s birth. 1948! (Around 1800 B.C.E.) … G-d appears to Abraham and gives him a mission. (Genesis 12:1) “Leave your birthplace. I’ll make you into a great nation. You’ll be a source of blessing for the entire world.” And one more […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 05 May 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day! One more thought about the Tower of Babel. As we saw, they said, “Let us make a name for ourselves.” (Genesis 11:4) We suggested that the “us” was the State. As opposed to the individual. And here’s another idea. Different, but related. They wanted to build this huge tower […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 02 May 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you had a great Passover. It’s great to be back! I thought I would discuss something that may remind us of the holiday. Food! … Noah survives the great flood. The work of rebuilding the world begins. And G-d tells Noah some very fundamental moral and spiritual ideas. But among them, we find […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 02 May 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. … The story of Cain and Abel. One of the most famous “Bible Stories.” Adam and Eve have two sons. Cain and Abel. They each bring an offering to G-d. Abel’s offering is accepted. And Cain’s is rejected. Evidently there was something lacking in Cain’s offering. And in the […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 02 May 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day! Adam and Eve are sent out of the Garden of Eden. And we’re about to finish the story too. But before we do, there’s one very important point. One very Jewish point. You may have heard of the concept of “Original Sin.” That as a result of the sin […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 02 May 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. And that today’s lesson won’t apply to you personally! .. The Talmud warns us to never enter a home unannounced. Even our own. And even the room of a child. Especially a teenager! It’s not derech eretz. Not proper etiquette. A person may be startled, caught off guard. Not […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 02 May 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. Here’s something that may get lost in the “Adam and Eve” story. … Clothing. Not something we get very philosophical about. When we get dressed in the morning, it’s much too early for deep thinking! But in Judaism, clothing is very significant. Has a spiritual purpose. How do we […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 02 May 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. As we saw yesterday, G-d created Eve. And we had our first couple. But G-d didn’t just create Eve. He brought her to Adam! (2:22) And it’s not like they wouldn’t have found each other. There weren’t a whole lot of eligible singles around! It’s a very powerful image. […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 02 May 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. … Mazal Tov! The first shidduch. The first match! Eve is created. And who was the Matchmaker? G-d Himself. … The story has many lessons. G-d took Adam’s side and made it into a woman. But why didn’t G-d just create a man and a woman at the same […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 02 May 2012 /
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Hope you’re having a great day. The Torah is leading up to the creation of Eve. The first woman. Adam’s wife. It seems to be building up to it. To make Adam really want a wife. As we saw yesterday, G-d said, “It’s not good for man to be alone.” He needs a partner. … […]