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  1. “In God’s Hand I Place My Soul” (Part 2)

    Commentary by Rabbi Samuel Barth on March 6, 2013 in God

    Last week  we took a brief look at the balance between the majestic theological description of God with which Adon Olam opens, and the more intimate, even tender recounting of the poet’s relationship with God in the final stanzas. These fin ...

    bidistefano - March 6, 2013

  2. When God Said “No” to Moses

    Commentary by Dr. Arnold M. Eisen on February 27, 2013 in God

    It must have been a great comfort to Moses—and not only a disappointment—that God turned down his request to see God’s glory. The wind was presence enough, on top of the mountain, much of the time—the wind, and the voice in the wind. Every visit ...

    bidistefano - February 27, 2013

  3. Finding God in the Darkness

    Video by Rabbi Abigail Treu on February 5, 2013 in God

    God Midrash Plagues A video Torah commentary for Parashat Va-era by Rabbi Abigail Treu. Torah Commentary Between the Lines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6ZdFTuNIoM ...

    chschwartz - February 5, 2013

  4. How We Believe in God

    Commentary by Rabbi Eliezer Diamond on January 30, 2013 in God

    A 20th-century modernist architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is supposed to have said, “God is in the details.” (He is also associated with the dictum “Less is more,” which accurately sums up his architectural philosophy.) The first maxim is part ...

    bidistefano - January 31, 2013

  5. Our God and God of Our Ancestors

    Commentary by Rabbi Samuel Barth on January 16, 2013 in God

    Many prayers begin with the words “ Eloheynu v’Elohei avoteinu ” (Our God and God of our ancestors). I hear from so many people that these words are difficult, and an impediment to finding a pathway in Jewish prayer. The word God raises an a ...

    bidistefano - January 16, 2013

  6. From Slaves of Pharaoh to Servants of God

    Commentary by Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz on January 8, 2013 in God

    The opening of Parashat Va-era shows God reiterating the ancestral promise of redemption to a still reluctant Moses. Aaron will accompany Moses as a spokesperson, and the two will appear before Pharaoh demanding the freedom of the enslaved Israeli ...

    bidistefano - January 8, 2013

  7. Seeing The Big Picture of Joseph's Life

    Commentary by Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz on December 19, 2012 in God

    Over the past few weeks, we have been immersed in the story of Joseph, from the fateful gift of the striped robe, to his sale to the Ishmaelites and Midianites, to his imprisonment in Egypt, his meteoric rise, and finally the family reunion. Now w ...

    bidistefano - December 19, 2012

  8. Moments of Intimacy with God

    Commentary by Rabbi Marc Wolf on December 13, 2012 in God

    The unknown can be frightening. This week in particular, beyond the unknowns of the economic crisis that grips the world, we encounter insecurity in the Purim story, with God's hand seemingly absent from directing the narrative. There is an ...

    chschwartz - February 12, 2013

  9. Breaking Routine to Encounter God

    Commentary by Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz on November 21, 2012 in God

    With the threat of fratricide hanging over his head and in light of his parents’ wish, Jacob makes a quick exit from Beersheba and heads toward Haran, where he will presumably find a loving and loyal wife. As Jacob’s journey ensues, a cryptic epis ...

    bidistefano - November 21, 2012

  10. How Angels Make Us Better People

    Commentary by Dr. Arnold M. Eisen on November 21, 2012 in God

    I’ve never thought much about mal’achim (literally, angels), and I wonder if Jacob had thought about them either, before the encounter that took place when he departed the Land of Israel in flight from his brother’s wrath. Jacob might have hea ...

    bidistefano - November 21, 2012

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