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A fitting poem to place beside our Parsha which tells the tale of the complaining People Israel. We’re talking about the ebon flow of relationships, and the tension of being intensely connected to the natural traveling away that happens.
Ruth leaves her home to join Naomi in a foreign land. There she gleans in the field to provide sustenance for herself and Naomi. She appreciates that Boaz notices her, even though she is a foreigner. Join us and listen to this Shavuot podcast.
To say that this week’s podcast is going to take us on a journey would be an understatement. Join us as we go bravely into the desert and into this remarkable poem - it will move you.
This week’s poet, Tracy K. Smith. How do we understand the idea of the good life? We are promised as a People that if we observe the commandments, we will have a good life. Take a listen…
Bread, plays a starring role in the holy tabernacle and on each of our tables. In this weeks, Torah portion, we learn again about the table that holds the 12 loaves of bread.
We are commanded in this weeks Torah portion, to respect our elders, and to give honor to those who are aged. Join us for lively conversation with a poem from William Butler Yeats.
This weeks Torah portions highlight the foibles of gossiping. We place next to it a poem by William E. Stafford, to try to understand the dynamics of the way we interact with each other. Join us.
The Parsha begins with the commandment to not cook on Shabbat. Join us, as we take a look at a poem by Michelle Whitstone, “Women are cooking outside over the fire” - translated by the author from the Navajo.
At the top of this weeks, Torah portion we have the arrival of Yitro Moshe’s father-in-law - one particularly enigmatic word is used in the narrative, and boy does it take us to a number of different directions!
“Family” we take our family with us as we celebrate! Moshe asked pharaoh to allow the Israelites to leave Egypt together with their entire family to celebrate in the desert a holiday for the Lord.
Does Joseph cry more than any other biblical character? In this weeks, Torah portion, the tears come immediately before he reveals himself to his brothers. How can we understand these tears if not to poetry?
Tune in for a deeply hitting poem by William Blake. We attempt to grapple with the human foible - jealousy. What is up with humans created in the divine image, yet so weak when it comes to someone else’s beautiful, technicolor dream coat?!
