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It’s always heartening to read the statistics on charitable giving in the United States, because the Jews always outstrip the other religious affiliations. There is a certain logic in this. Donating was born with the nation. Even before the Jews left Egypt, they were commanded to bring an offering to God. In our Torah reading, as the Jews catch their collective breath after the headlong rush from Egypt to Har Sinai, they are told to give to the Mishkan building fund. I wonder: Did they put up one of those thermometer signs with a rising red line? In any case, the campaign was an amazing success. But how can we describe this type of gift?
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The contrast between the two parshiyot is startling…
Last week’s parsha, Yitro, records the scene of Matan Torah- perhaps the most powerfully inspiring spiritual moment in Jewish history- the moment of revelation when G-d Himself appears to the Jewish nation, surrounded by tremendous pomp and circumstance. This week’s Parsha, Mishpatim, in contrast presents a list of commandments, lacking any drama or excitement- commandments that even seem to be particularly mundane and “dry”.
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Our shul book club recently discussed one of the seminal works of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z”l,
To Heal a Fractured World. While we were only virtually in the same room, I could feel the inspiration during our discussion to truly live Rabbi Sacks’ teachings of responsibility to our community and to our world. Rabbi Sacks introduces his book by saying, “we are here to make a difference, to mend the fractures of the world, a day at a time, an act at a time, for as long as it takes to make it a place of justice and compassion where the lonely are not alone, the poor not without help; where the cry of the vulnerable is heeded and those who are wronge
There were once two boys who went ice-skating on a frozen lake in their neighborhood. As they were enjoying themselves, the ice suddenly cracked, and one of the boys fell