Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 11 Sep 2012 /
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Hi, You might be wondering. Did Alan Dershowitz respond to my invitation for dinner? And my (chutzpa) suggestion that he pay for it? Yes. A one liner from his Blackberry. “I look forward to a good kosher meal”! What about paying for it? I would have to say that he was non committal! … If […]
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 08 Aug 2012 /
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Hi, I wanted to talk to you about something very serious. Purim! … There’s something that really bothers me. Most Jews relate in some way to Yom Kippur. They probably go to services. Fast all day. And may even review all their sins! No. That’s not what bothers me! It’s that so many Jews don’t […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 05 Jul 2012 /
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Hi, Tomorrow night is Yom Kippur. … Jewish tradition teaches that G-d cares about how we live our lives. And we’re held accountable for our actions. But don’t worry. We don’t have a picture of a devil with a pitch fork! … Here’s one way to look at it. Picture that you need to drive […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 25 Jun 2012 /
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Hi, I hope you had a meaningful Yom Kippur. …The Holidays are over? Right? Wrong! The Holiday of Succot starts Wednesday night. I think it’s sad that almost everyone “does Yom Kippur.” But many don’t know about Succot. They did the fasting and the praying. But won’t do the celebration. Succot is called, “the time […]
Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 02 May 2012 /
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Happy Purim eve. I’m already into the spirit of Purim! It’s the happiest day in the Jewish calendar. What’s the last thing that would come to mind when we think Purim? Yom Kippur. Two opposites. But Jewish tradition says that there’s a connection. What do Yom Kippur and Purim have in common? They are both […]