Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 23 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … Tuesday night is the holiday of Shavuos. The day that we received the Torah at Mount Sinai. And here’s one of my favorite stories. A very absent minded professor is driving together with a student. And the professor goes through a stop sign. The student notices, but […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 10 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope all is well. We just returned from Toronto where we spent the holiday of Shavuot with family. … Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It’s what made us a People. And what made all Jews one. There are times that we feel it very strongly. Because when Jews are […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 15 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, I’m sure you’ve done it. Played Jewish geography! You meet another Jew for the first time? And before you know it, you’re related! Or at least know someone that they know. Sometimes you meet a fellow Jew. They look familiar. You know you’ve seen them before. But you just can’t place it. If all […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 15 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, I’m in the Shavuot mode! The holiday that starts Sunday evening and goes through Tuesday. It commemorates the most important event in the history of the world. The giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai! It taught the world that G-d cares about how we live our lives. And that there are absolute rights […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 06 May 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Are you ready for a shocker? Here it goes. The “Ten Commandments” is not a Jewish idea! Are you still there? I’m referring to the name. In Hebrew it’s called Aseret Hadibrot. The Ten Utterances. It’s the commandments, out of hundreds, that we heard straight from G-d. The […]