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You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Ruth and the Dynamics of FriendshipThis text originally appeared as a chapter in Gleanings:Reflections on Ruth published by by Maggid Books and YU Press, the full book can be purchased here: https://korenpub.com/products/gleanings-reflections-on-ruth
THE BOOK OF RUTH AND RECEIVING THE TORAH: RESPECTING THE HUMANITY OF OTHERSShavuot - the holiday which marks our personal engagement with the Torah, as well our collective march towards the final redemption - is born out in the ideas found in the Book of Ruth. Explore those messages with me as we prepare for Z’man Matan Torateinu.
Origins of Tikkun Leil ShavuotWhere does the Shavuot practice of staying up all night come from?
SEFIRAT HA-OMER: REPAIRING AND REDEEMING SOCIETYWhy did Rabbi Akiva's students die between Pesach & Shavuot? Because a chosen people who seek to embrace a covenantal relationship must learn to respect the other. Thoughts on Sefirat HaOmer and how Rabbi Soloveitchik & Rav Moshe Feinstein taught us what mutual respect looks like.
FROM MATZA TO CHAMETZ: THE REDEMPTIVE JOURNEY FROM PESACH TO SHAVUOTWith the war in Ukraine, riots in Jerusalem, an unstable global economy and uncertainty in Israel's government, we are in a holiday season where peace and tranquility seem to be in rare supply. My thoughts on Pesach, Shavuot and some perspective to this turbulent time in history.
Selection of Mishnayos Relating to the Shtei HaLechem (Shavuous 5780)This source sheet is a study of Mishnayos referencing one of the two special Korbanos brought on the Holiday of Shavuous, the Shtei HaLechem.
A Prayer for Healing? (or, Doctors vs God)A discussion about Rav Aha's resistance to doctors and Abaye's proof from Berakhot.
Robbie Medwed•2032 Views•April 30, 2020•Sicknesses,Sick People,Sick,Medicine,Doctors,Healing,Prayer,Coronavirus
The Redemptive Power of ChessedThis mekorot sheet is an accompaniment to a recorded shiur by Rabbi Sacks that can be viewed at http://rabbisacks.org/a-life-of-vertical-horizontal-responsibility-shavuot-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/.
Pursuing Justice צדק צדק תרדוףRabbi David G. Winship•13897 Views•August 16, 2018•Leadership,Tikkun Olam,Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof,Tzedakah,Justice,Social Justice
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