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To be… that is the Blessing – the Torah portion of Vayechi
Jacob and Joseph share many traits: both stay back in the tent with their parent; are young and favorite; have fantastic dreams and have great cries. Both will die in this week’s reading, and both will be particular about their … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, Exile, Genesis, jacob, joseph, Torah, Veyechi
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No Hollywood in Jacob’s journey – 3 shorts on Parashat Vayishlach
It’s a glorious sunny day in NYC, bright and beautiful. And 30 degrees. Fahrenheit. Need to layered up some, and remember that things are not always as they seem. In the Torah portion of Vayishlach, Jacob is traveling back after … Continue reading
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Tagged dina, half a shekel, jacob, journey, shabbat, vayishlach, women
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Don’t Stop Fighting!
The story is famous: Jacob, after 20 years in self-inflicted exile, is on route back to the Land and about to meet his brother, Esau, the one who was the reason for his departure long ago. He is all prepared … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, Genesis, Israel, jacob, jonathan safran-foer, katonti-the dance, rabbi hirsch, struggle
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Do Make a BIG Deal!
Vignette: I’ve never lived in an apartment building, not like this, where it’s possible to tell what day of the week it is by the smells in the hallway, and what time. Sunday morning announces itself with strong coffee and … Continue reading
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Tagged big picture, deuteronomy, Genesis, heels, jacob, snake, Torah
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Not Buying Skirts for my Boys!
Vignettes: New sounds have entered my East Coast experience, beyond the usual bells and Christmas songs of this season (which are almost completely absent from Riverdale): The heater pipes in the walls with their’ ticks, clicks, knocks and sudden bangs, … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, shabbat shalom, פרשת השבוע לחילוני האדוק
Tagged Genesis, hanukkah, jacob, joseph, snow, Torah
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Two shorts on life (Vayechi) and a page from the Journal of…
My friends and I. For decades now we meet in each others homes, wherever those are, share food and drink and stories from our days. In good Israeli fashion, the conversation often ends with a deep sigh and a yihye … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, shabbat shalom, סיפורים קצרים, פרשת השבוע לחילוני האדוק
Tagged Genesis, jacob, joseph, midrash, osnat, Torah, vayechi
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Who’s Plan & A Wonderful Meeting
Last summer I had a fabulous opportunity to meet a very dear friend whom I haven’t seen for more than 20 years. As I waited nervously, I looked around at the people passing by, wondering, ‘is that him’ ‘is that’… … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, shabbat shalom, פרשת השבוע לחילוני האדוק
Tagged brothers, Genesis, jacob, joseph, meeting, Torah
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Heading out: on the need to journey
Why did Jacob leave his parents’ home for Haran? Of course, we “know”: he had to run away from Esau, his brother, who was going to kill him for stealing his blessing. But then, there are so many places he … Continue reading
Lessons from the first expat, Joseph Jacob-son
Joseph is the first expat. Different from his great-grandpa Abraham, who was born in the diaspora and made aliya; different from his father Jacob who went to exile for a few years, got himself together, and actually came back, Joseph … Continue reading
Posted in life and some, shabbat shalom, פרשת השבוע לחילוני האדוק
Tagged blessing of efrayim & menashe, burial, expats, Genesis, jacob, joseph
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