Written in collaboration with Rabbi Stewart Vogel,incorporates lively discussion of the Bible and the Judeo-Christian values derived from it. Filled with passion, emotion, and profound insights, it will move, enlighten, inspire, entertain, and educate you on the meaning each commandment has in our...
hidden for a while or adamantly rebuffed…but it always has a way of showing up when it is least expected.The more ravenous the attempts to bury the truth
In a brilliant interpretation, the Talmud suggests that this is the meaning of the above enigmatic verse, "G-d spoke to Moses and to Aaron, andHe commanded them to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh the king of Egypt, to let the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt." Th...
Then, amazingly, Paul “entered the city” again. Why would he go back to a place of such hostility against him? He still wanted to preach and to teach those who had believed in Jesus. This is the love of the “new” commandment, a self-emptying for the sake of others that is beyo...
God’s love is meant for the whole world; that is, every person who has ever lived, and it has the power to perform a truly amazing feat (besides filling up each person who believes unto Jesus Christ). It has the power to build a network, to connect a limitless number of people wit...
Over the wintertime, I would speak these three words –“God loves me” upon rising every morning. Each time, they would seem to find purchase against roadblocks of unbelief and abandonment, a spiritual blacklight revealing ink of doubt. ...
The German-Jewish philosopher Franz Rosenzweig found existential meaning in the star’s two interlocking triangles. The corners of one triangle represent a mystical rendition of creation, revelation and redemption. The corners of the other triangle are stand-ins for man, the world and God. The ...
After discussing each commandment, look back on key words in each sentence. Circle them on the board. Create a new word or idea that can link the commandment to its number in the list. For example, commandment number eight: "Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor." When ...
anaphor - a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent antonym, opposite, opposite word - a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; ...
of the departed that they have not been forgotten and that their kin are prospering. Each family fasts, setting out bowls of food in the corner of the house and leaving the door open for the returning spirits. The family's material goods—in the form of blankets, shawls, and jewelry—...