Category: Naso
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Naso 5781: “May God Grant Peace”
Who is the subject of Jewish prayer? When the siddur says “we” “us” “our” as in the phrase “our God” “heal us” and “we thank you” who is the subject? It seems that in almost every…
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Naso 5779: “One is Obligated to Teach Torah to His Daughters: From a Feminist Satire to Democratic Elitism”
Starting at age four, our children study Torah with their mother before bedtime on most evenings. Several months ago, as they learned the Mishnah of Tractate Shabbat, I overheard our twins reading a mishnah with their…
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Naso 5778: “Royalty”
I have discovered a new source for sermon inspiration. The sign outside of the Broadway Methodist Church often displays an inspiration quip or message and this week the sign said “Congratulations to Prince Harry and Meghan.” And indeed,…
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Naso 5776: “Arba Avot Nezikin: Four Kinds of Damage”
On March 24, 1999, NATO warplanes lead by the United States Air Force began an eleven-week aerial assault on Serbia to prevent and reverse an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Kosovo. During the course of this brief war,…
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld 