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Human Rights Tour For Jewish Leadership
Join our Human Rights Tour For Jewish Leadership October 2nd- 9th
Please join RHR for 7 days of touring, experiencing and Torah study that will challenge and inspire Explore Israel’s Burning and Sometimes Confusing Human Rights Challenges With Israel’s Rabbinic Voice of Conscience. Become better informed, more knowledge
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Purim is joy?
Dudu Palma’s response to the post “What do we learn from the massacre in the Book of Esther: a public appeal“ Continue reading
The Book of Esther – the Sub-Text version
David Sperber’s response to the post “What do we learn from the massacre in the Book of Esther: a public appeal“. Without cynicism I would say that I really love the modern Orthodox attitude in which we can all the time and openly say things that we do not really mean and a stranger will not understand it. Continue reading
The evil in every one of us
Rabbi Dubi Hayun’s response to the post “What do we learn from the massacre in the Book of Esther: a public appeal”. Regarding blotting out the memory of Amalek – Rabbi Hayun accepts the interpretation that Amalek today is the evil in every one of us, and the command of blotting out the memory of Amalek is to erase the evil in ourselves and become better people. Continue reading
Prohibited murder: Rabbi Yuval Sherlo regarding murder in the Book of Esther
A few days ago we asked “what do we learn from the mass killings in the Book of Esther” and we published a Call for Papers. Also, we sent the question to the Moreshet website’s Rabbi Yuval Sherlo. Rabbi Kobi Weiss read his answer and wrote his interpretation in the context of Rabbis for Human Rights. Continue reading
The questions we grapple with on Shabbat Zachor
I want to connect those successes to the breastplate of the High Priest we read about in this week’s Torah portion and the questions we grapple with on Shabbat Zachor. Continue reading
Posted in Economic/Social Justice, General
Tagged Al Arakib, Amalek, Amalekiut, Amidar, Barukh Goldstein, Book of Esther, breastplate of the High Priest, cancellation of Amidar's eviction, Efi Stentzler, El-Arakib, Exodus, JNF, JNF/KKL, Judge Nehama Netzer, KK"L, KK"L stops planting on disputed land., KK"L will not plant on disputed lands, Ovadia, Parashat Zachor, planting a KK"l forest, Prawer report, Public Housing, Purim, Shabbat Zacho, the Barukh Goldstein massacre, the book of Esther, The breastplate of the High Priest, the unrecognized villages, the victory of Ovadya and Miriam Ben Avraham, to eliminate Amalek's seed
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Peace from the Inside Out
Rabbi Gil Nativ finds in parashat ‘Teruma’ the way to make peace in the world. The month of Adar that begins on Friday, contains joy and a new message. Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged 5772, Adar, Ark of Convent, Baruch Goldstein and the murder in the Cave of Machpela, Exodus, Haman, how to make peace in the world, Mishkan, Parashat Teruma, peace, Purim, Shalom Bayit, Terumah, The Ark of the Covenant, the Jewish year 5772, the orders for building the Ark of Convent, world peace
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After Purim and Before Pesach Thoughts
I pray that there will come a day when there will be not poor people in our country and in the world and everybody will be able to live in dignity. Continue reading
Posted in Economic/Social Justice
Tagged dignity, Megilat Esther, Merkaz Hadera, Mishlochei Manot, mitzvah, Pesach, Purim, Rambam
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