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We often rely on Rabbis and Jewish professionals to bring the Torah to us. But this week’s Torah portion seems to suggest that maybe the Torah belongs somewhere else. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming Out of the Dark by Matt Stamm. […]
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For children the concept of good and bad choices can be very important in learning about how to behave. In this week’s Torah we are given our own version of a good or bad choice, with explicit consequences about what will happen in both situations. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com The […]
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Many of us jealously guard our privacy, and expect it to be a right which is protected by law. This week the Torah ensures that this right to privacy was extended to all members of society. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com The opening and closing music for this podcast is Coming […]
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What is your favorite motivational speech? This week the Priests and Officers are told how to rally the troops before embarking on a battle, and it is striking the roles they assume and the words they deliver. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/028.mp3Podcast: Download
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What does it mean when we approach another person with our hands open? In this week’s Torah portion as we are given instructions about the sabbatical year, our open hands are clearly a way of offering support to those who are less fortunate than us. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/027.mp3Podcast: […]
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Love is a popular subject for song, movies and literature; but where does love feature in our Torah? Where does our love of God come from? And how can we be commanded to love (as we are in this week’s Torah portion)? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/026.mp3Podcast: Download
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The Shema is one of the central prayers of our liturgy, and it features in this week’s Torah portion. But what can it teach us about the Promised Land? What is the hidden message in the first paragraph of this prayer? For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/025.mp3Podcast: Download
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What do summer camp football (soccer) games have to do with this week’s Torah portion? As the Israelites recap their journey through the wilderness, the text stops the Israelites from abusing their strength and power to dominate some of the people they encounter along the way. Sometimes it’s important to hold back. For more information […]
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Cities of refuge provide a safe haven for manslayers offering them protection from the victim’s family. While we no longer have these cities, Emmanuel Levinas challenged us to think about the world in a different way, and maybe see that we are actually all living in a city of refuge. For more information about Rabbi […]
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Leaving a job can often be difficult, and it can be hard knowing that you will be replaced. In this week’s Torah portion Moses demonstrates why he was chosen to be our leader as he responds to the decree that he will not enter the Promised Land and in doing so sets an example for […]
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