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One medieval, one renaissance era, and one early modern scholar - all philosophers and all proponents of free choice - try to make sense of God hardening Pharaoh's heart, then sending plagues to punish him.

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Vaera 5786 - God Hardens Pharaoh's Heart

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Please bring this to class if you're attending online. Class discussion will follow the order of the texts in the source sheet, not the flow of Heschel's chapter.

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Shemot 5786 - Go Out and Learn from the Daughter of Pharaoh - post

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Parashat Vayechi discusses the death and burial of Jacob and Joseph. This morning we will honor members of the congregation who tend to the deceased and comfort the bereaved. We will also discuss this new resource from our movement that describes how to visit mourners during shiva.

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Please bring this to class if you're attending online. Reminder - from this chapter, we're only focusing on material included on pp.93-97.

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Vayeshev 5786 - Reassuring Reuven - Google Docs

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Vayetze 5786 The Morning After Jacob's First Wedding Night

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Hayye Sarah 5786 - two facets of leadership

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Bereshit 5786 - The Fourth Day of Creation

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Susannah Heschel's Obituary for her Father

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Susannah Heschel's Obituary for her Father

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For a sense of Heschel's life and achievements

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Abraham Joshua Heschel obituary by Susannah Heschel

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An adult education class facilitated by Rabbi Weiner, based on Heschel's "Heavenly Torah"

Meets most Thursday mornings, 10:45-noon

Jan 8, 22, 29

Feb 5, 12, 19, 26

March 5, 12, 19, 26

KI Library AND

bit.ly/thursdaymorningadulted

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(No source sheet for Oct 17)

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Haazinu 5786 - Moses' Last Wish to Israel

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Shabbat Shuva 5786 - The Context of Sin and Repentance

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Just Measures, or Just Desserts

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Does the Torah recommend having a king? Require it? Advise against it?

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Tzedaka is about giving but also about mindset.

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Love, fear, observe the mitzvot, listen - that all seems relatively clear. But what does 'keep God's charge' ושמרת משמרתו mean?

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Deuteronomy is full of mitzvot,but how does it relate obedience to righteousness?

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A classic!

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The story of the daughters of Zelopehad inspires modern midrash writer Rivka Lubitz to riff on accomplishments and critiques of contemporary feminism

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Pinhas 5785 - Daughters of Zelopehad Dirshuni

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Behar offers an extraordinary vision of a society free from poverty. Although it's not attainable in this world, the vision should still inspire and guide our choices.

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Behar Behukkotai 5785 Let your kin live with you

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The parasha talks about priests with physical injuries and 'blemishes' being disqualified from service in the Temple. So Jewish authorities today have the responsibility to express a clear position of equality, inclusion and acceptance. This teshuva, published last week, is a good example.

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Kedoshim 5785 - Relationship Rebuke Respect

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Throughout these two parshiyot, the kohen visits people in the community who are visibly sick and/or vulnerable. This morning we'll study the mitzvah of bikur cholim - visiting the sick.

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Mary Douglas & Emil Durkheim have their opinions... but what have we told ourselves through the ages about why we keep kosher?

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Medieval & Modern approaches to the message of 'crossing the Sea'

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7th Day of Pesah 5785 - poetry on crossing the sea

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Shabbat Hagadol & First Days of Pesah 5785 - Joseph at Seder

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Someone we don't usually talk about at seder... but is his story hiding behind the whole evening? And if so, al shum mah... What does it teach us?

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Shabbat Hagadol & First Days of Pesah 5785 - Haggadah Insights

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Insights into the Haggadah - In Every Generation & D'tzach Adash B'achav... really!

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Shabbat Hagadol & First Day of Pesah 5785 - Haggadah Insights

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Vayikra 5785 - Slonimer on vayikra small alef

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Parah 5785 - New heart, new spirit, fresh start

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A fundamental ideological disagreement inside Scripture yields an inspiring insight about change

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Beshallah 5785 - An outbreak of nostalgia

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Often Torah commentaries use close readings of the text to hint at big, important questions about life. Here is a good example.

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Odd and fraught exchanges among Joseph, his brothers and Pharaoh hint at the complicated dynamics of life as a minority in someone else's homeland - and what it really means to feel at home.

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One Holiday Two Stories

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Shabbat Hannuka 5785 One Holiday Two Stories

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Jacob sends Joseph to his brothers, but Joseph gets lost on the way, leading to a particularly evocative scene.

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Vayeshev 5785 - The Uncanny Man in the Field - Google Docs

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A midrash inspired by Rebecca's tumultuous pregnancy with Esau & Jacob

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Toldot 5785 - Two Buns in the Oven, Two Peas in a Pod

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Hayye Sarah 5785 - Abraham's Third Marriage

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Vayera 5785 - A Midrash of ‘Entreaty’ to post

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Lech L'cha 5785 - Trials of Avraham - Google Docs

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The Problem With the Tower

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Human Culture & Responsibility - based on a d'var torah by Rabbi Shai Held

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Plus a midrashic riff on verse 9

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Thurs & Fri, Oct 17-18 - First Days of Sukkot

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Thurs & Fri, Oct 17-18 - First Days of Sukkot

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Sukkot 5785 - Sukkot Meals & Tiny Sukkah

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Rambam begins his Mishneh Torah with an essay on repentance that celebrates freedom of choice as fundamental to Judaism.

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Shabbat Shuva 5785 - Rambam on Free Choice

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This morning we'll review what 'kosher for Passover' food is and how to find it, especially when pickings are slim at our local stores. This session should help make things easier!

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Kosher for Passover Food Shabbat Tazria 2024 pdf