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“The Other” Is You
In preparation for the new season of Downton Abbey, PBS ran a behind-the-scenes show the other night. I was struck by their insistence on propriety. Clothing, posture, and manners must adhere to the period. (Although, we have caught a few … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Teaching/Education, Tefillah (prayer), Torah
Tagged Abraham, Amalek, Bereshit, civility, compassion, Emily Post, God, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob, Jonah, Joseph, Noach, Parashat Vayechi, politics, sorry, teshuvah, Torah
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No Turkey For You
Next week, Americans will celebrate the most Jewish of our American holidays: Thanksgiving. Each day in our Amidah, we say the words “Moadim Anachu Lach, we are thankful to you God” for the miracles of each day and God’s wondrous … Continue reading
Posted in God, Judaism, Tefillah (prayer), Torah
Tagged compassion, hunger, Modim Anachu Lach, refugees, Statue of Liberty, Syrian refugees, Thanksgiving, United States
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