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In the Wilderness
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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
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An element of godliness is present in the relationship between Ruth and Naomi...
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What Sets You Apart?
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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
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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
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"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...
