Category: Beshalach
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Beshalach 5784: “The Best of Times or the Worst of Times?”
Decades ago, one fateful afternoon, I went to the dentist. The dental hygienist, upon seeing my kipah, was excited to tell me that she and her Jewish boyfriend had just seen The Prince of Egypt in…
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Beshalach 5782: “Follow the Science”
Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Akiva were once walking on the outskirts of Yerushalayim, and there was another person with them. A sick person approached the group, and said: My rabbis, tell me how I may be…
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Beshalach 5778: “God Seeks the Pursued”
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,…
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Beshalach 5777: “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy”
In September of 1967 Pete Seeger appeared on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour to sing a song he had just written called Waist Deep in the Big Muddy. The song tells of an army platoon fording…
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Beshalach 5775: “The Wide World of Sports”
Shabbat Shalom. It’s great to be back in Lakeview this Shabbat. To be honest, being in Miami last Shabbat was also pretty great. The weather was great. The company was great – there were over 400…
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld 