Rabbi Irwin Update #515: Running from Confrontation
11/26/2017 07:47:13 PM
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About two weeks ago, I attended a lecture given by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, one of Judaism's foremost authors, philosophers and storytellers.
"Let me ask you," he said to those thousand-odd in the audience. "Do you have friends you're not talking to?"
Read more...Judaism's "Flawed" Role Models #514
11/19/2017 07:47:58 PM
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Before he passed away in February 2014, my mentor, Rabbi Joseph Ehrenkranz, shared a profound insight with me regarding why he believed the Torah is based on truth.
"The characters we read about are so...Read more...
#513: Hospitality -- Judaism's Family Business
11/10/2017 04:53:42 PM
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It was twenty years ago that Patte and I experenced from two young children one of Judaism's most important values.
It's a lesson embodied in this week's Parashah, Chayei Sarah -- and...Read more...
The Real Sin of Sodom and Gemorrah #512
11/04/2017 07:29:30 PM
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There are many passages in the Torah which have been misinterpreted in order to pervert God's word.
This...Read more...
Go Forth: My Personal Journey #511
10/28/2017 05:26:41 PM
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It was a rainy evening in November 2003 when I picked my wife up at Edmonton International Airport.
She got into the car and reached for her seatbelt. "I have something important to share with you," she...Read more...
Noah, alcohol and the challenge of addiction #510
10/23/2017 09:48:53 PM
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There are two festivals of the year during which Jews are actually encouraged to drink.
One is Purim. According to the Talmud, we are obliged to consume wine...Read more...
Punchline of the Torah #509
09/17/2017 06:03:20 PM
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There are times when I believe that we make religion and Judaism more complicated that they need to be.
Our tradition is limned with countless interpretations and commentaries which have produced thousands of rules and regulations fully known to a chosen few, to the point that so many...Read more...
The Most Vulnerable Among Us #508
09/04/2017 10:52:09 PM
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There is a somewhat disturbing passage -- or more precisely a troubling commandment -- closing this week's Torah portion.
We are told that, whenever we encounter descendents of the Amalek nation, we are supposed to destroy them: their warriors, their families, their possessions -- everything.
This commandment seems so out of character...Read more...
Unity Against Hatred? #506
08/20/2017 05:47:54 PM
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See, ("Re'eh"), is the word which begins this week's Torah portion.
Indeed, there was much for Americans and the world to see this past weekend.
Torch carrying Nazis storming the streets of...Read more...
Not on Bread Alone #505
08/20/2017 05:45:32 PM
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During the 1990s, I served on a senior committee which provided advice to the journalism department at a college in Calgary, Canada.
Twice a year, the college would fly our group in to offer insights, and these were used...Read more...
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