Recent Writings
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Ki Tavo – An eternal flame
Read more →: Ki Tavo – An eternal flameKiTavo, our Parasha for this week starts with the words: VE HAJA, KI TAVO ET HA’ARETZ ASHER ADONAI ELOHEICHA NOTEN LECHA –When you enter the land that the…
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Ki Tetze: In remembrance lies the secret of redemption
Read more →: Ki Tetze: In remembrance lies the secret of redemptionParashat Ki Tetze continues to present a rich and varied collection of directives that serve as a partial blueprint for behaviours and norms to create a just society.…
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Shoftim: A glimpse of a society of a different order
Read more →: Shoftim: A glimpse of a society of a different orderParshat Shoftim is concerned with the structures of governance of biblical society and their just operation: the government and its military, the courts and the religious authorities.Having emerged…
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Shabbat Ekev
Read more →: Shabbat EkevA key passage in our Parshah (Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25) is the second chapter of the Shema, which repeats the fundamental mitzvot enumerated in the Shema’s first chapter, and describes…
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Parashat Va’etchanan
Read more →: Parashat Va’etchananDieses Mal nur eine kleine Zusammenfassung und ein paar Fragen am Ende. Vielleicht hat ja der eine, oder die andere von Euch mal Lust, die Fragen im Kommentar…
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Mein Tisha b’Av
Read more →: Mein Tisha b’AvEntsprechend unserer jüdischen Zeitrechnung fällt in die kommende Woche wieder der 9. Av – Tischa b’Av. Es ist der Tag, so lehren es unsere Weisen, an dem sowohl…
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Dewarim: Gerechtigkeit entsteht niemals aus Vorurteilen
Read more →: Dewarim: Gerechtigkeit entsteht niemals aus VorurteilenUnser Wochenabschnitt für diese Woche heißt „Dewarim“ – „Worte“. Er ist der erste Wochenabschnitt aus dem fünften und letzten Buch unserer Tora. Das ganze Buch enthält eine Serie…
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Massei: Even within the Torah itself lawmaking is always in progress
Read more →: Massei: Even within the Torah itself lawmaking is always in progressIn this week’s reading, Massei (מַסְעֵי — Hebrew for “journeys”, Moses reviews the forty years of Israelite journeys through the desert. The Torah discusses the boundaries of Israel,…
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Mattot: The other is a human being as well
Read more →: Mattot: The other is a human being as wellIn war, truth is the first casualty. (Aeschylus)Reading our parashah Mattot ((Numbers 30:2–32:42)) while seeing the pictures from Israel and Gaza in the news is difficult for me.…
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Pinchas: Any act of zealotry contains the danger of a great sin
Read more →: Pinchas: Any act of zealotry contains the danger of a great sinParashat Pinchas. Torah reading is Num. 25.10-30.1 / Haftarah reading is Kings 18:46-19:21.Summary: Aaron’s grandson Pinchas is „rewarded“ for his act of zealotry: God grants him a covenant…
