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I will be out of the office and offline for much of Thursday, June 29, and Friday, June 30, as well as the weekend. If you need to speak to me urgently, or call my attention to something pressing youre writing me about, call the main office or my extension at the synagogue (603-883-8184 ext 104) for instructions on how to reach me. I will respond to regular e-mails on Monday, July 3.
Lshalom,
Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett
Commented Jun 30, 2017 on Torah Reflection on Truth and Peace as of Right after Thanksgiving at Rabbi Jon's Website and Blog
Torah Reflection on Truth and Peace as of Right after Thanksgiving
I just wanted to get on record some reflections on what it's like as a rabbi and leader right now, a snapshot in time. I have spoken previously about the prophetic verse Ha-emet v'ha-shalom ehavu -- "Love truth and peace." In the Talmud, the verse is quoted in the course of an exploration of a d...
I will be out of the office and offline for much of Thursday, June 29, and Friday, June 30, as well as the weekend. If you need to speak to me urgently, or call my attention to something pressing youre writing me about, call the main office or my extension at the synagogue (603-883-8184 ext 104) for instructions on how to reach me. I will respond to regular e-mails on Monday, July 3.
Lshalom,
Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett
Commented Jun 29, 2017 on Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Do Ritual and Ethics Need Each Other? at Rabbi Jon's Website and Blog
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Do Ritual and Ethics Need Each Other?
This week we reach the very middle of the Torah. In the parashiyot of Acharei Mot and Kedoshim, we read the central chapters of the middle book of the Torah (Leviticus, Vayikra). Needless to say, position matters -- nothing in the Torah is where it is without a reason. Some scholars look at Le...
I will be out of the office and offline for much of Thursday, June 29, and Friday, June 30, as well as the weekend. If you need to speak to me urgently, or call my attention to something pressing youre writing me about, call the main office or my extension at the synagogue (603-883-8184 ext 104) for instructions on how to reach me. I will respond to regular e-mails on Monday, July 3.
Lshalom,
Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett
Commented Jun 29, 2017 on Bones and Muscles: How We Share Inauguration Day at Rabbi Jon's Website and Blog
Bones and Muscles: How We Share Inauguration Day
Rabbi Josh Feigelson, of Ask Big Questions, recently exhorted us in this new era of politics and media “to keep thinking in complete sentences, whole paragraphs, and long essays.” I want to take some space to lay out a case around the issue of attending/watching vs. boycotting President Trump's...
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