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In the Wilderness
B'midbar, the Torah portion read this year just before Shavuot, means "in the wilderness". That is different from the modern day translation of the word "midbar", which renders it as "desert". A desert is often perceived as being barren, lacking life, while in the wilderness,
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What's in a Name? The Friendship of Ruth and Naomi
An element of godliness is present in the relationship between Ruth and Naomi...
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What Sets You Apart?
https://renaissancewomankippot.org/blogs/muse/what-sets-you-apart
In the wilderness, the Children of Israel were given what is known as the Holiness Code: in addition to the Ten Commandments, these were ways in which we were instructed to dress, behave, eat and act differently from the surrounding peoples. One reason for this...
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Moses and Me
Forty-six years ago, a young woman stood at the ammud/lectern to give her D'var Torah and chant her Haftarah at her Bat Mitzvah. Shaking like a leaf in a storm, the nervous twelve year old version of myself began her prepared remarks... -
Counting the Days
"Teach us to number our days (correctly), that we may attain a heart of wisdom"- Ps. 90 During this period of time, Sefirat ha- Omer, we do just th...