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Parsha With (the other) RBG

Parsha With (the other) RBG

by Barry Gelman

Self-Improvement Judaism Spirituality

Season 1

Get To Work - Bechukotai 2022

What do we do when the work is hard? What does God expect of us when faced with a challenge. The point is that it is the effort that matters when it comes to doing God’s will. We never really know if we will succeed in any endeavor - but that does not free us from the obligation to toil in it. I was thinking about this approach in the wake of the awful tragedy in Uvalde, Texas this week. Full Text

What Really Matters - Emor

I dedicate this Dvar Torah to my father, Martin Gelman ob”m who always “showed up” and had a knack for knowing what was really important. Judaism focuses particularly on the everyday, the common, regular, mundane activities which comprise the bulk of our lives.” Full Text

Stay Curious My Friends - Acharei Mot

Why is there no mention of Yom Kippur in the Neviim? How did Yom Kippur become so popular? What is the root of human curiosity?

Carrying The World In Our Heart

Celebrating Pesach During The War In Ukraine Full Text Link to original article by Rabbi Weinberg

Interconnectedness

How we learn interconnectedness from the leper. How far does our responsibility for each other go? Full Text

To Die In The Exercise Of Your Passion - Shmini

What does it mean to be totally committed to an ideal? Did Nadav and Avihu sin? A few midrashim have a different take. Full text...plus a bonus idea at the end.

A Torah of Kindness - (Tzav)

Why people lose faith? How to help people find it again...but what if they don't? Full text

God's Favorite Food

What is God's favorite food? Seems like a strange question, but some verses in the Torah seem to hint at what flavors God likes best. Link to text

A Foundation of Blessings - Inviting God into our lives.

The Rebbe of Gur connects the 100 "sockets" (Adanim) to the practice of reciting 100 blessings each day. Full Text

Vayakel - Taking Fewer Pictures

Shabbat and the Shabbat meals as models for appreciating the moments we are experiencing. Full text here.

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