Recent Writings
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Parashat Bo: Fighting the gods of Egypt
Read more →: Parashat Bo: Fighting the gods of EgyptChaverim Yakarim As many scholars have noted, the plagues that struck Egypt during the Exodus can be interpreted as being assaults on the various gods of Egypt: the…
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2018 is coming to its end …
Read more →: 2018 is coming to its end …Chaverim Yakarim —dear friends 2018 is coming to its end, and while we traditionally use the High Holy Days to look back, I’d like to invite you to do…
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Chanukah is where we take one step beyond
Read more →: Chanukah is where we take one step beyondChaverim,There is also a very strong link between our portion of Mikeitz and Chanukah (besides that it is read during the chanukah week almost every year). At the beginning of…
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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR “MITZVAH MAKERS“
Read more →: THANK YOU TO ALL OUR “MITZVAH MAKERS“Under the leadership of Rabbi Sa’ar Shaked, Rabbi Adrian Schell and Reeva Forman, members ofthe Gauteng Progressive Jewish community came together twice to help the less fortunate ofHillbrow as part…
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One Mitzvah leads to another, while one sin leads to another,and when one acts justly it is very good. – Pirkei Avot 4:2 Chaverim,This Saturday evening and Sunday…
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Parashat Toledot: Never again
Read more →: Parashat Toledot: Never againChaverim,Water is life. Our bodies are mostly water. Our planet is able to sustain life largely due to its abundant supply of water. The symbolism of water flowing…
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Because they lived, we will too
Read more →: Because they lived, we will tooChaverim—Beloved Friends, Normally, when Jews die, we recite a prayer: ‘baruch dayan ha’emet’ – blessed is the True Judge. It’s a way of saying: “the good and the bad…
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Statement on Horrific Synagogue Attack
Read more →: Statement on Horrific Synagogue AttackDear congregants,We are saddened and horrified by the hate crime and act of terrorism which happened yesterday at the Eitz Chayim – Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh,…
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Happy pride day Johannesburg
Read more →: Happy pride day JohannesburgChaverim—Friends, This weekend, Johannesburg is celebrating Pride day, and by that diversity in our South African society. While the legal position of people, who identify as LGBTI* in South…
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Lech Lecha: Hear the call
Read more →: Lech Lecha: Hear the callChaverim—Friends,Our Torah Portion for this coming Shabbat is Lech Lecha. In Lech L’cha, our story focuses on our ancestor Avram. He was a wanderer who heard a divine…
