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In our networked world there are so many ways for us to be in contact with other people; phone, text, email and others. This week’s Torah portion serves as a reminder that despite these options there remains a special power when we speak face to face. For more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com […]
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This week as the people receive the Priestly blessing, they also receive something else, a named connection with God. What is the significance of this new point in our relationship to God? And what does it mean that our name is linked to God? 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/016.mp3Podcast: Download
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As we begin a new book of Torah this week, the book of Bamidbar, why do we begin with a census of the Israelites? Considering the names of the different books of Torah we gain an insight into how a census in the wilderness helped to make order out of chaos. For more information about […]
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Reward and punishment is a frequent theme in our Torah; often as the incentive for obeying the commandments. In Bechukotai we are given an additional reason for why we should walk the walk, and how God will walk with us. Fpr more information about Rabbi Danny, please visit RabbiDanny.com http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/014.mp3Podcast: Download
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With the current financial crisis and many of the economic problems which are modern world faces, this week’s Torah portion comes with laws which could help cure society’s ills and ensure a safety net to catch people when they fall. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/013.mp3Podcast: Download
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There are many Jewish rituals connected with mourning, but it is in this week’s Torah portion that we discover for whom we should mourn. The list and the way it has been developed is an example of the compassion which has always been present in Judaism. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/012.mp3Podcast: Download
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This week in the double Torah portion of Acharei-Mot Kedoshim we read the holiness code, and in the midst of it we are given instructions about how to treat the stranger. We know that we should love our neighbor as ourselves; but how are we supposed to relate to and treat the stranger. You can […]
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Tzaraat, the disease which dominates the double Torah portion of Tazria-Metzorah may be related to the legal case going on in Norway against the terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik. Find out how dealing with this Biblical disease can teach us lessons about dealing with diseases and afflictions in our own society. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/010.mp3Podcast: Download
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What can numbers teach us about the laws of kashrut? It is interesting to spot the numbers present in Leviticus 11, and see how these might impact on our understanding of what it means to keep kosher. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/009.mp3Podcast: Download
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This week we have a special Torah reading for the festival of Pesach, recalling when we Israelites painted blood on the doorposts of our home. Then we had blood on the doorposts of our houses and today we have mezuzot, what is the significance of this move from blood to parchment? http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/JCastNetwork.com/storage/TwoMinutes/008.mp3Podcast: Download
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