ancient wall with gateway at Tel Dan, northern Galilee _______________________________________________________ doing the same thing over and over gets old after a while, so we take a break. Is that all there is to the acts of our lives, and the work of our hands? In their wisdom, our ancestors understood that human nature is changeable;Continue reading “Shabbat Shoftim: Singular and Plural”
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The Shabbat of Hol HaMo’ed Pesakh: The Door is Still Open
The parashat hashavua for this Shabbat depends on which day of Pesakh we are in. This year, since Pesakh began on Monday night, we are deep into the hol hamo’ed part ofPesakh, the “normal” part of the Festival of our Freedom (and our Matzah). “Normal”, in this context, means neither the first two days nor the last day of theContinue reading “The Shabbat of Hol HaMo’ed Pesakh: The Door is Still Open”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 