Recent Writings
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All about Purim
Read more →: All about PurimNext week we are going to celebrate the festival of Purim. So what do we know about this holiday? Purim is not one of the holidays commanded in…
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Parashat P’kudei: The freedom to create
Read more →: Parashat P’kudei: The freedom to createIn Parashat P’kudei, God gives very explicit instructions for how the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, is to be set up, including the frame, the metalwork, the jewels and the…
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Gratitude
Read more →: GratitudeThe Hebrew term for gratitude is hakarat hatov, which means, literally, “recognising the good”. Practicing gratitude means recognizing the good that is already yours.If you don’t have a job,…
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Parashat Vayakhel: I feel blessed to work with those wonderful women
Read more →: Parashat Vayakhel: I feel blessed to work with those wonderful womenThe Torah portion Vayakhel presents Moses’ speech to the Israelite community at one of the many special gatherings during their wanderings in the desert. The speech opens with…
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I “returned” to my own faith
Read more →: I “returned” to my own faithDear AllLast week I wrote a small explanation on the “four main” branches of Yoga: Hatha (physical)/ Raja (Mental)/ Gnani (Wisdom) and Bhakti (Devotion.) Most don’t know but…
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Yoga Service – is it a real service?
Read more →: Yoga Service – is it a real service?This coming Shabbat Karen and I will be leading another exciting service outside – our monthly Yoga Service. There are some people who asked me: “Rabbi, but is…
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Parashat Ki Tissa: Do you believe in God?
Read more →: Parashat Ki Tissa: Do you believe in God?‘I hear that nowadays Rabbis don’t have to believe in God – Rabbi, do you believe in God?’I have heard this or questions alike many times in my…
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Parashat Tetzaveh: “Clothes make the man”
Read more →: Parashat Tetzaveh: “Clothes make the man”Parashat Tetzaveh continues with the theme that defines most of the rest of the Book of Exodus: the construction and institution of the Mishkan, the tabernacle. This week’s…
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COULD A “PROGRESSIVE JEW” BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD – BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR?
Read more →: COULD A “PROGRESSIVE JEW” BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD – BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR?It has been a tough past week, as once again we (Progressive Jews) have been at it again with our so called “orthodox” counterparts in South Africa, see…
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Our responses to the article in the Jewish Report
Read more →: Our responses to the article in the Jewish ReportPlease click on the thumbnails below to read our Rabbis’ responses to the latest articles in the Jewish Report, defaming Progressive Jews. Letter from Rabbi Margolis to the JR…
