A Short, Hard Fall From Grace
Modern Torah
English - January 08, 2021 05:02 - 5 minutes - 3.54 MBJudaism Religion & Spirituality torah parsha tanakh hebrew bible reform judaism judaism progressive judaism jewish shabbat talmud Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It only takes ten verses this week for the Israelite people to fall about as far as a people can, from the height of privilege as new immigrants who had saved the Empire all the way to slavery in Egypt.
This episode was written in the wake of the January 6th riots at the U.S Capitol. It was delivered live that week at my synagogue's community Kabbalat Shabbat service.
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I’m not a rabbi, so every week, I look at our Torah portion and try to put it in conversation with the world around me. Judaism is rich in tradition, and each of us deserves the chance to find our own meaning in the text. Whether you’re studying Torah daily, or taking a moment to prepare for Shabbat, I hope you’ll make these ten minutes of Torah part of your week.
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