Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, Hope you’re having a great summer. (It’s not over till it’s over!) … There is a Torah portion in Leviticus called Kedoshim. Holy. It begins with the words, “You must be holy because I, the Lord your G-d, is holy.” (Leviticus, 19:2) It’s a commandment. And it’s the Torah’s perspective on life. That as […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 24 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, Please allow a personal note. Today is my Mom’s yartzeit. The anniversary of her passing. “Elisheva bas (daughter of) Dov Ber”. … I grew up in a Torah observant home. But my Dad didn’t come from an observant background. And what happened? He met my Mom, who did! They met at a time that […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 19 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, The last Torah Minute was not totally accurate! I kept talking about the Jewish People making and worshipping a golden calf. Well, that needs to be qualified. Part of the Jewish People did. Which part? The Talmud makes it very clear. And a careful reading of the text supports it. (Exodus, 32:1-3) It was […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 15 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, Here’s a follow up to the last Torah Minute. We saw how we can get involved in something really important? And lose sight of why we’re doing it. … It’s something that can happen to each and every one of us. Because there’s something we all get very “into”. And even if I don’t […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 04 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, There is no Pope in Judaism. I’m sure you didn’t need me for that! But there’s more to it. What a Pope represents doesn’t exist in Judaism. … The closest we may have ever come? Was probably the High Priest in the Temple. The Kohain Gadol. He preformed the special Yom Kippur service. What […]
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, 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 […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 /
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Hi, Sorry I missed you on Friday. We were speaking about the importance shared goals in a marriage. … And shared goals don’t just make a marriage more meaningful. They make it more romantic! Because the more meaningful our goals? The deeper our lives. And the deeper the […]
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. […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 07 May 2012 /
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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 […]