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Where God Truly Dwells #488

03/07/2017 01:51:49 PM

Mar7

Where God Truly Dwells 

The Talmud, our collection of ancient laws and legends, tells the story of a man who walked the streets mourning the collapse of his marriage. 

"When our love was strong," he opined, "we could have lain together on the width of a sword. But now that we are not strong, a bed of one hundred feet does not suffice for us."
(Sanhedrin 7a).

It's a sad but often true story...Read more...

Rabbi Irwin Update #487: God in Our Feelings

02/26/2017 08:06:46 PM

Feb26

God in Our Feelings 

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Your "Additional" Commandments #486

02/20/2017 09:49:19 PM

Feb20

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Judaism and the Power of Song #485

02/12/2017 06:53:15 PM

Feb12

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Can you remember a time when every song on the radio was speaking to...Read more...

"Nowhere Without Our Children" #484

02/05/2017 07:28:51 PM

Feb5

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Where would we be without our children?

It's a question which Moses answers with lightening speed at the start of this week's Torah portion.

As we begin...Read more...

Passover Plagues -- The Inside Story #483

01/30/2017 01:55:23 PM

Jan30

Passover Plagues -- The Inside Story 

Thanks to the Passover Seder, each of us knows the plagues inflicted upon Pharaoh and the Egyptians.

Some of us dip our fingers into the wine. Others use a knife or spoon. In our family, we dab a fork into a wine glass and tap in on a saucer, creating little droplets, or tears.

My grandfather Nissan (z'l') taught that this represented the tears of the Egyptians,...Read more...

The Power of Your Hebrew Name #482

01/22/2017 09:56:46 PM

Jan22

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We Waste Enough Food to Feed the World #481

01/03/2017 11:05:28 PM

Jan3

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In case you haven't...Read more...

Who Should We Tell Our Dreams To? #480

12/26/2016 07:41:34 PM

Dec26

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In Memory of Timna, the Outsider #479

12/19/2016 02:03:00 PM

Dec19

 In Memory of Timna, the Outsider 

In Memory of Timna, the Outsider
I'd like to introduce you to a Biblical figure who you've likely never heard of.
Her name is Timna.
She is not Jewish.
Yet her life story as depicted in the Torah, serves to teach us some important lessons about what Judaism should not be.
In this week's Torah portion, Timna is mentioned only briefly. She is described...Read more...

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