To err is human…Shabbat Vayikra/Zakhor 5779 (2019)
To err is human…Shabbat Vayikra/Zakhor 5779 (2019)

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To err is human…Shabbat Vayikra/Zakhor 5779 (2019)

March 15, 2019

Rabbi David2019-03-17T22:07:05-04:00Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai Shabbat Vayikra Zakhor|

“an inadvertent violation that involves committing an act…” – in Hebrew, shig’gat ha-ma’aseh (שגגת המעשה). Such is the rabbinic understanding of the case described in our parashah. “If any person from among [...]

The Work of our Hands – Shabbat Tetzaveh 5779 (2019)
The Work of our Hands – Shabbat Tetzaveh 5779 (2019)

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The Work of our Hands – Shabbat Tetzaveh 5779 (2019)

February 15, 2019

Rabbi David2019-03-09T22:45:22-05:00deeds done with our hands Ma'asei yadeinu National Civil Rights Museum Shabbat Tetzaveh|

Ma’asei yadeinu – deeds done with our hands – are very much on my mind as Shabbat Tetzaveh approaches. I’ve spent today (Thursday) walking in Memphis, much of it at the [...]