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Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, Sometimes we just need to be reminded of things we know. And I can’t improve on my Torah Minute of last September 11th. It’s worth thinking about as Rosh Hashanah approaches. … Where were you when…? I think every generation has one major event. Something that changes our lives for ever. When I was […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 03 Sep 2012 / 0 Comment



Hope all is well. Today is my birthday. Please. No presents! … I wanted to share a cute story with you. A story with a very powerful message. Someone asked a great Torah scholar in Jerusalem how old he was. The Rabbi’s response? “I don’t know!” The person couldn’t believe it. “Rabbi. You must be […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Jun 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, We did it!  Finished the Book of Genesis! Jewish tradition says, “Nothing gives G-d greater joy than when we finish a part of His Torah”! Because the Torah is G-d’s “Love Letter” to the Jewish People. And He loves when we study it! … Exodus begins with the death of Joseph and his brothers. […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 08 May 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, Here’s why there will be no Torah Minute tomorrow.  The ninth day of Av. The saddest day in the Jewish calendar. It may surprise you. …It’s because we’re not supposed to study Torah! Doesn’t sound very Jewish? It’s very Jewish! Because tomorrow is a day of mourning. We remember the destruction of Jerusalem and […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi,   Sorry I missed you on Friday.   We were speaking about the importance shared goals in a marriage.   … And shared goals don’t just make a marriage more meaningful.   They make it more romantic!   Because the more meaningful our goals?   The deeper our lives.   And the deeper the […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, We can’t seem to avoid it. The Torah keeps coming back to weddings! Now its time for Jacob to find a wife. (Genesis, 28:1-4) … Isaac gives Jacob a charge. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women.” Or in other words, “Don’t marry out.” And Isaac sends Jacob to look in his […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, I can’t help it. I love weddings! … The veiling of the bride.  Called the “Bedeken”. At a traditional Jewish wedding it takes place before the actual ceremony. The groom is escorted to the bride and veils her. It’s an ancient tradition that goes back over 3500 years! To the marriage of Rebecca and […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 / 0 Comment



Hope you had a great holiday. …Sarah. Abraham’s wife. The first matriarch of the Jewish People. She passes away in the city of Hebron. (Genesis, 23) … Sometimes we say about someone, “They will live on…” And special people are remembered for generations. But then there’s someone like Sarah. Who achieves what very few others […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 05 May 2012 / 0 Comment



Hi, Hope you’re having a great day! The Jewish People have been around for a very long time. And when we do things like Shabbat or Jewish holidays? We should feel part of a chain going back to Mount Sinai. Over 3300 years ago. And we should be inspired! … But there’s is a Jewish […]

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