Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 26 Jun 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. …Pharaoh has decreed that all newborn Jewish boys be thrown into the Nile River. Amram and Yocheved have a baby boy. Yocheved, his mother, hides him as long as possible. Finally she puts him in a box and places it on the banks of the Nile. And she […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Jun 2012 /
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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. […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 08 May 2012 /
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Hi, Sorry we missed you yesterday. A few words about the Sh’ma. Judaism’s declaration of faith. We read it in this weeks Torah portion. … It’s the Jewish belief in monotheism. One G-d. “Hear Israel, the Lord our G-d is One”. Of course, it taught the world about G-d. That there is only one. But […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 08 May 2012 /
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Hi, Please allow a personal note for the second time. The first was a tribute to my Dad on the anniversary of his passing. His “yartzeit.” Today is a tribute to my Mom on her yartzeit. … You may remember that my Dad did not come from an observant background. And what happened? He met […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 /
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Hi, Sorry about Friday. I finally found a computer that is working! … Leah. Together with Rachel, the mother of the Jewish People. Her fourth son was Judah. … “I will gratefully thank G-d.” “ And she called his name Judah.” (Genesis, 29:35) As we have seen, Judah means to thank. And in Jewish tradition, […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 /
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Hi, Here are some thoughts about Rachel. One of the four Matriarchs. The spiritual mothers of the Jewish people. Together with Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah. Her story is sad. For many years she had no children. Finally, she gives birth to Joseph. (Genesis, 30:22) And then to Benjamin. But she dies in childbirth. (35:16-20) … […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 /
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Hi, The beginning of the Jewish People. It’s just like the rest of Jewish history. Happens in strange ways! … Jacob wants to marry Rachel. Not so fast. Her father, Laban, switches Leah for Rachel! And Jacob has to work again for Rachel. Rachel and Leah become the primary mothers of the Jewish People. What […]