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Wedding

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Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 12 Feb 2015 / 0 Comment



Hi, Hope you’re having a great day! … I have to share this with you! It’s a story that didn’t make the newspapers. But it should have! It was February 1st. Super Bowl Sunday. And the day of Chicago’s great blizzard. The Polstein and Nathan families were looking forward to this day. Their children were […]

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CTN TORAH MINUTE


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



Hi, It’s almost time for another wedding. Jacob is about to meet Rachel! But first, a small story with a big lesson. … Jacob comes to a well.  And sees a group of shepherds.  (Genesis, 29:1-8) And says to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” He wanted to know if they knew his mother’s […]

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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



Hi, Tuesday we spoke about a Jewish wedding. Today?  The hard part. Finding the right one! Its time to find a wife for Isaac. … Ask someone these days, “What are you looking for?” You might hear things like, “Accomplished. Witty.  Intelligent.  Or athletic.  Has to love the outdoors.” And of course, “romantic!”! Deeper people […]

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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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