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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Snakes Say Thanks
Snake’s hissstory caused him to be sssent ssssslithering to the ground But the ssssnake ssssays that even for ssssinners, G-d’s clossenesss aboundssss. G-d sstaysss merciful even while ssserving out ssstern sentencessss Sssending ssssnakes on the ssslither, easssy sssussstenance. The snake … Continue reading
Peer Pressure: no match for a brick wall outlook
“Our epidermis has become too sensitive. I wish that we Jews had a consciousness of our own value which would make us quiet and half-indifferent to the judgment of others rather than this unwavering, easily insulted, hypersensitive point d’honneur which … Continue reading
Parshas Shoftim – even sinners’ dignities must be protected
Twice in this week’s Torah portion, we see a sensitivity to the feelings of folks. The first happens when we are taught to set aside the “Aray Miklat” designated cities where an accidental murderer finds safe refuge. Torah demands accountability … Continue reading
Only G-d is Yashar — being proud of Torah and Mitzvos
In this week’s Torah portion, [verse 19] the chapter concludes that we need to listen to G-d and “ha’yashar b’aynay Hashem…” what is fair in the eyes of G-d we must do. Man is silly – we think we are smarter … Continue reading
Daiyah (wants to nix the good works)
[In some previous posts I introduced you to the Raiyah and the Aiyah and the Chasidah. Here is another ornery bird to meet.] Negative character traits can be found in another bird unkosher. That the world has maxed out on … Continue reading
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Tagged Daiyah, Middos, non kosher, parshas shemini, unkosher bird
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Aiyah, insincere lie’ya
[This is a continuation of previous posts where we had discussed that there are a few birds that seem kosher, but are deemed unkosher because of their flawed character traits.] Of birds not kosher because of character flaws there are … Continue reading
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Tagged Aiyah, Character Development, insincere commitment, Judaism, liar, middos tovos, middot, non kosher bird, unkosher, you are what you eat
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Raiyah – Little Miss Negativity
Perched on a branch in Babylon Sits a bird with her sight right-on From miles away she can see Myriad types of misery She looks out for rot and decay Finding negatives makes her day Which is why on a … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Thought, Jewish Weekly Torah Reading, Parsha, Uncategorized
Tagged Judaism, kosher, middot, Negativity, nonkosher, parshas shemini, raiyah, Unkosher Birds
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Kind to All
[Quick notes: Chesed means kindness, of which Avraham was the paragon, doing for everyone, of his ilk and of any stripe and color. Some folks think they are kind when they do favors for their friends only. And that is … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Thought, Jewish Weekly Torah Reading
Tagged Chasidah, Chesed, Jewish Philosophy, Kindness, Kosher bird, parshas shemini, unkosher
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Into the valley to drive up the mountain…
In this week’s Parsha, Moshe tells the Jews how they will go into Israel. In Chapter 11, verse 11, Eretz Yisroel is described as a “…a land of hills and valleys…” I just learned something amazing –that could possibly be … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Thought, Jewish Weekly Torah Reading, Parsha
Tagged aliyah, ekev, rasha, sheva yipol, tzaddik, yereeda
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