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Parashat: Eikev Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25 “When you have eaten your fill, give thanks to your God יהוה for the good land given to you.” — Deuteronomy 8:10 This line appears in Brikat HaMazon, the blessing after meals. While I was recently away at the URJ Creative Arts Academy, we sang this every day as a reminder Continue Reading »
Parashat: Pincus Numbers 25:10–30:1 “The name of Asher’s daughter was Serach” — Numbers 26:46 This verse is in the middle of a chapter that is a second census of the Israelites, this time of the new generation ready to go into the land. Every name mentioned except in this verse is a male name, a Continue Reading »
Rabbi Daniel Plotkin introduces us to Amar’e Stoudemire, American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player for the NBA, who was recently inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. https://youtu.be/Ry7wlKJJpKI Photo of Stoudemire Courtesy of Keith Allison on Wikimedia Commons, and is under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Parashat: Sh’lach Numbers 13:1–15:41 “Caleb hushed the people before Moses and said, ‘Let us by all means go up, and we shall gain possession of it, for we shall surely overcome it.’” — Numbers 13:30 In the face of those who said the task was too challenging, Caleb, one of the spies sent to scout Continue Reading »
Parasha: Behar-Bechukotai Leviticus 25:1–27:34 “I will grant you rains in their seasons, so that the earth shall yield its produce and the trees of the field their fruit.” — Leviticus 26:4 This reward for being faithful to the commandments of the Torah is a difficult one. We know, empirically, that the cycles of weather act Continue Reading »
Rabbi Daniel Plotkin introduces us to Todd Golden, University of Florida coaching wunderkind. Photo of Golden Courtesy of Gatorfan252525 on Wikimedia Commons, covered under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
