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Tag: Exodus from Egypt
The Faceless Nemesis
Having just experienced the most intimate time of the year, reflecting on our actions, we celebrate Sukkot and see a faceless nemesis.
Bex Stern Rosenblatt
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
June 12, 2023
Parashat V'zot Haberacha Haftarah
Parashat V'zot Haberachah
Bright Wings
Parashat Haazinu is the poem that Moshe sings to the people of Israel before he delivers his deathbed blessing, discussing bright wings.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
June 12, 2023
Parashat Haazinu
Parashat Haazinu Dvar Torah
No Going Back
This parashah deals with the administration of justice in the land of Israel and the connection between no going back to Egypt.
Ilana Kurshan
,
Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
June 6, 2023
Parashat Shoftim
Parashat Shoftim Dvar Torah
A Conduit of Blessing
In this parashah, Moshe prepares the people for their entry into Israel, extolling the conduit of blessing that they are about to conquer.
Ilana Kurshan
,
Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
June 6, 2023
Parashat Eikev
Parashat Eikev Dvar Torah
Spare the Rod
This week's parashah, Chukat, focuses on the story of Moshe hitting the rock, choosing not to spare the rod, to get water.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
May 29, 2023
Parashat Chukat
Parashat Chukat Dvar Torah
Make the Bitter Sweet
Just three days after escaping Egypt, the Israelites find themselves in the desert with no water, causing spiritual crises.
Ilana Kurshan
,
Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
January 19, 2023
Parashat Beshalach
Parashat Beshalach Dvar Torah
The Pizza Toast
Vaera opens with God reiterating the covenant made with Moshe's ancestors. What's the connection between this parshah and pizza toast?
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
January 10, 2023
Parashat Vaera
Parashat Vaera Dvar Torah
Bridegroom of Blood
Shemot describes the early years of Moshe’s life up to the pivotal moment when he is informed of his mission awaiting him in Egypt.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
December 30, 2022
Parashat Shemot
Parashat Shemot Dvar Torah
Study Guide: 1-0 in Favor of Pharoah
In this week's parashah, Moshe is accused of “giving Pharaoh a sword to kill us,” in response to his demands of "let my people go."
Vered Hollander-Goldfarb
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
December 28, 2022
Parashat Vaera
Parashat Vaera Study Guide
Friday Night Kiddush: The Deeper Meaning
Rabbi Dina Shargel teaches that the Friday night Kiddush sets a mood to welcome Shabbat by connecting it to Creation and to the Exodus.
Rabbi Dina Shargel
June 7, 2022
Erev Shabbat
Shabbat
Passover: An Invitation to Get Free
Spiritually preparing for Passover not an intellectual exercise. It’s a spiritual invitation to ask ourselves: am I willing to get free?
Rabbi Kerry Chaplin
April 3, 2022
Passover
Preparing for Passover
The Four Questions and Living with Mental Illness
We have the opportunity to help teens create long-lasting positive connections to the very traditions they are appropriately questioning.
Risa Finkelstein Sugarman
March 31, 2022
Health
Illness
Including non-Jewish guests at our Seder: A reflection
Reflecting on the universal nature of the Exodus, as "eternally contemporary; it’s the story of too many peoples."
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
March 29, 2022
Passover
Passover Reflections
Passover Themes, The Month of Nisan, and the Fast of the Firstborn
Passover, commemorates the exodus from Egypt. On a spiritual level, the festival confronts us with the notion of redemption.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
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The Observant Life (Book)
March 22, 2022
Passover
What is Passover?