Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 29 Aug 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you had a meaningful Rosh Hashanah! I would like to share something from CTN’s User Friendly Prayer Service. Maybe it can help us all make this year a more meaningful one. … The nervous pilot gets on the public address system. “Unfortunately, both of our engines our failing. I’ll try my best to […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 Aug 2012 /
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Hi, O.K. It was very interesting. A religious Jew received a Nobel Prize and observed Shaatnez. His “official tie and tails” was free of a mixture of wool and linen. He observed one of the commandments that defies our understanding. But some Torah Minute readers were wondering. Does Jewish tradition offer any insights into the […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 15 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, When the Jewish People were in the dessert they built a portable Temple. In Hebrew? The Mishkan. Among other things, there was an Ark. For the tablets of the Ten Commandments. And the Torah gives the dimensions of the Ark. “Two and a half cubits long. A cubit and a half wide. And a […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 /
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Hi, I was asked to clarify the last few lines of yesterday’s “Torah Minute.” I wrote them as “deadline” was approaching! “… We’re not likely to ever meet an angel. But the more acts of kindness we choose to do? The more we choose to elevate our lives? The less it matters!” … I was […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 /
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Hi, Jacob has gone through quiet an ordeal, but now has a family. He’s about to head back to the Land of Israel. … “Jacob went on his way, and angels of G-d encountered him.” (Genesis, 32:2) Here’s a word about angels. Don’t get your hopes up. I don’t know that much about them myself! […]
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, Let’s refresh our memories. Jacob meets Rachel and it seems right out of the movies. Until we think about it. Jacob kisses Rachel. But he cries! He “loves” her. But suggests waiting seven years. And then the clincher. He loves her so much? That those seven years go by like a few days. Doesn’t […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 /
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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 […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 /
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Hi, The minutes add up. We’re about halfway through the Book of Genesis! And we’re starting a new Torah portion. (Genesis, 28:10) Jacob leaves the home of his parents Isaac and Rebecca and travels to Rebecca’s family. In search of a wife. … Jacob lies down at night to sleep. And he has a dream. […]