Monthly Archives: May 2016

Second Chances Today — Pesach Sheini

Posted on May 22, 2016 by jewishspectacles

Today is called Pesach Shaynee – the “second Pesach”.  What is the concept of this “second chance Pesach”?  The first Pesach that the Jews were in the desert a group of men did not get to bring the Paschal sacrifice … Continue reading →

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Hitting All Seven Notes – Seven Complete Weeks Counted between Pesach and Shavuos

Posted on May 18, 2016 by jewishspectacles

Seven.  Let’s talk about who knows that number.  We ought to be familiar with it from this week’s Torah portion – seven are the count of the weeks between Pesach and Shavuos.   Just as seven are the days of … Continue reading →

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Emor- the bitter curser

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jewishspectacles

There is a story in this week’s Torah portion of an unfortunate soul who lost his bid for salvation in a fit of bitterness and anger.  Here goes the story: In Egypt, the Jewish women, we are taught, were noted … Continue reading →

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Staying the Course (rock solid in staying on the Derech)

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jewishspectacles

A hard story to understand, the tale of the son of Shlomit bas Divree.   The Torah sketches out the stark outline of details in this week’s Parsha. Way back in Egypt, a woman was quite a friendly character, outgoing, ensuring … Continue reading →

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Free Choice – Bechira – (Everyone Can Choose Morality, No Insanity Defense)

Posted on May 10, 2016 by jewishspectacles

“The only reason the electromagnetic force does not complete overwhelm gravity in the world around us is that most things are composed of an equal amount of positive and negative electrical charges whose forces cancel each other out.”  So writes … Continue reading →

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IYAR – ZIV- A Blooming Good Attitude

Posted on May 9, 2016 by jewishspectacles

Today is Rosh Chodesh, the start of a new month.  The new month right now is Iyar, also known as Ziv. Ziv means two things: it means radiation (because the sun’s radiation is switched “on” now with the start of … Continue reading →

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