Month: June 2019
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Parshat Shlach: Resisting Peer Pressure (June 29, 2019)
Can you stand with God when everyone is against you? It’s Bible Study Coffee Time – June 29, 2019. Parashat Sh’lach / פרשת–Primary reading: Numbers 13:1 – 15:41–Supplemental reading: Joshua 2:1 – 2:24 In this week’s portion, Moses sends a group of men to check out the Land of Israel before the Jewish people go…
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Beha’alotcha: The Unity of All Humankind
1) Bible Study coffee time starts now for June 22, 2019.Parashat Beha’alotcha / פרשת בהעלתךNumbers 8:1 – 12:16 Supplemental reading (Haftarah): Zechariah 2:14 – 4:7More info: hebcal.com/sedrot/behaalo…Photo source: Free Image on Pixabay – Adult, Alone, Bible, Denim PantsDownload this free picture about Adult Alone Bible Denim from Pixabay’s vast library of public domain images and videos.https://pixabay.com/photos/adult-alone-bible-denim-pants-1869621/ 2) Typo in…
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Nasso: Moral Clarity (June 15, 2019)
1) Something is trying to stop me from doing #BibleStudyCoffeeTime this week, so it must be especially urgent. Nasso / נשאRead in synagogue June 15, 2019. Numbers 4:21 – 7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2 – 13:25 https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/nasso 2) Twitter is stopping me from sending my tweets on this. Bear with me. 3) 4) Start at 13.…
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Metzorah: The Answer Is To Unify (April 14, 2019)
1) What do you do with a diseased house?It’s Sunday, April 14, 2019.#BibleStudyCoffeeTime 2) This week in synagogue we read Parshas Metzorah (“Infected One”)TORAH READING – primaryLeviticus 14:1 – 15:33HAFTARAH – supplementalMalachi 3:4 – 3:24 https://www.myjewishlearning.com/torah-portions/parashat-metzora/ … 3) The content of this Torah portion is extremely upsetting. 4) First we hear all about the leper, and then…
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Parshat Shemini: Stay In Faith (March 30, 2019)
Let’s do #BibleStudyCoffeeTime. This week’s Torah portion is Parshas Shemini, located in the book of Leviticus, Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47. Special reading Numbers 19:1-22. Supplemental reading Ezekiel 36:16 – 36:38. https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/shmini 2) The Chumash (Bible) I used is the Stone Chumash in Hebrew and English with anthology. You can get it at @amazon here. If you start at http://smile.amazon.com they’ll donate a portion to…
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Purim: A Conspiracy Theory (March 16, 2019)
1) Today in synagogue we read a conspiracy theory. 2) The conspiracy was real. This week Jews celebrate Purim to commemorate this. 3) The conspiracy started when a wicked man named Haman devised a secret plot against the Jews. https://mic.com/articles/170587/what-is-purim-the-history-and-meaning-of-the-jewish-holiday … 4) Haman was angry that the Jew Mordechai refused to bow down to him…
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Ki Tisa: God Created Evil To Give Us Free Will (February 24, 2019)
1) God allows evil to exist. But what is the source of its power?It’s #BibleStudy CoffeeTime.Sunday, February 24, 2019. 2) (Bear with me – wifi issues.) 3) OK. Here is a bit of backstory. 4) My father was in a very bad car accident last week. His brand new car overturned on a quiet street – completely…
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Mishpatim: There’s No Escaping Due Process (February 3, 2019)
1) #BibleStudyCoffeeTime starts now.Exodus, “Mishpatim” (“Laws”):Death penalty for human traffickers.February 3, 2019. 2) Just to get situated: Here’s the reading. You can find it online in Hebrew and English.The primary reading is: Exodus 21:1-24:18 https://www.chabad.org/parshah/torahreading.asp?aid=15564&p=complete … https://www.eading_cdo/p/haftarah/aid/2492628/jewish/Mishpatim-Haftorah-Hebrew-and-English.htm … https://e-student-shrieks-at-prof-for-denying-her-safe-space-video/ … https://reat-managers-do … The supplemental reading is: Jeremiah 34:8-22 and Jeremiah 33:25-26.chabad.org/parshah/torahr 3) Please forgive me for the starts and stops today, as I am…
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Passover & The Need To Disengage From Evil
This week in synagogue we read about the first Passover. There is an extended discussion describing how God saved the Jewish people. The thing to remember is that the Jews were not just slaves. They were slaves who really, really, really got into the Egyptian lifestyle. They were also essentially domestic violence victims, caught in…
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Achrei Mot: What Is Azazel? (May 4, 2019)
1) We are studying Achrei Mot / אחרי מותLeviticus 16:1 – 18:30 Haggadah: Ezekiel 22:1-22:19 2) Well this is eerie. 3) Do you remember yesterday we were talking about “I, Pet Goat II?” 4) I, Pet Goat II is a vision of the destruction of America. 5) As soon as I watched it, I knew I was watching the truth, and it…
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