Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Here’s a cute story that I enjoyed sharing with people on Purim! … A woman returned to her home town after many years. When she needed a dentist, she checked the local directory. And noticed a familiar sounding name. “I think I had a high school classmate by […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, In the Torah Minute, I stay away from “politics”. Completely! And I don’t usually comment on the passing of public officials. But Rep. Tom Lantos, who passed away recently, was unique. “He’s been referred to as “the moral authority of congress”. Tom created the Congressional Human Rights Caucus to fight human rights abuses all […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 10 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Next Sunday night and Monday is Tisha B’av. The ninth day of the Jewish month of Av. The saddest day in the Jewish calendar. Many tragedies happened to the Jewish People on that day throughout history. Including the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem by the Romans in the year 70. … For two […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 03 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Mazal Tov! Israel is 59 years old. … And here’s something to think about. Jerusalem. 70 CE. The Romans capture the city. Destroy the Temple. Sell hundreds of thousands of Jew as slaves. It looks like it’s all over! And this is such a big deal to the Romans? That they mint coins to […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 03 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Here’s something to think about as we sit down to the Seder. …We read about the great Rabbi Akiva and five other Rabbis of the Talmud. How they stayed up all night talking about the Exodus from Egypt. And it’s easy for this story to get overlooked. Especially when everyone smells the delicious food! […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 03 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Here’s a follow up to the last Torah Minute. About the picture of the Sombrero Galaxy. My friend who sent it to me said that he “had seen a glimpse of eternity”. He said something else which I didn’t mention last time. “It reminded me of what the Bible says. G-d’s ways and His […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 03 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, I hope you enjoyed Purim. The Purim story reminds us that G-d is involved in Jewish history. In the survival of the Jewish People. And in our personal lives. Even when it’s not obvious. Most of us have probably had experiences where something happens to us. We wonder “why”. And it turns out for […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 03 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, I may have been in a position to comment on the Super Bowl. But the Oscars? Forget it! … I do know about one Oscar winning movie. “The Ten Commandments” won an Oscar for “Best Special Effects”. But believe me. The Book is much better than the movie! Besides, the movie may deserve an […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 03 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, … Lieutenant Meyer Birnbaum. A typical “American Jewish kid” who was drafted during the Second World War. He was among the liberators of Buchenwald and other D.P. camps. As a fellow Jew, he was able to give emotional and spiritual support to many survivors. Here’s an excerpt from his autobiography. “In Buchenwald, a gentile […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 03 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, Every once in a while I’m reminded of the miracle of miracles. The survival of the Jewish People and its Torah. …It was in 1939. The beginning of the Second World War The Nazis invade Lublin, Poland. And first thing they do is take over the world famous Yeshiva. It was called Yeshiva Chachmei […]