HeyJaredReuvenations
A study on the weekly Torah reading (parasha) and a list of links to articles I find interesting on topics as various as politics, science, culture, life in Israel.
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Sukkot: The Deep and the Heights of Rejoicing (opens the original)
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As I have written elsewhere, my friend and neighbor never tires of saying that if you try to explain an football (American) game who is completely unfamiliar with the sport, they will end up more mystified than how they started. There are some things you have to experience in order to understand, from the pre-game tailgate parties to incomprehensible gestures affected by the officials. So it is, he would say, with our inability to really understand what went on in the Bet Hamikdash, from the exp
Kohelet: Wisdom in the Service of Joy (opens the original)
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I have a fondness for the book of that overcomes my inability really understand what the entire book is about. I know that according to tradition, Shlomo wrote three books of the Tanach. In his younger, lusty years, he composed the quintessential love poem of Biblical literature, the Song of Songs. Proverbs was an expression of his mature years, reflecting the wisdom and admonishments learned during his rule. Finally, in his waning years, frustrated and disappointed by the unravelling of his kin
A Yom Kippur Story (opens the original)
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One of my self-defined goals of aliya was to make myself less dependent upon the (let’s be honest) non-Jewish workers of my world in the States, those natural born mechanics and craftsmen who rule with casual competence the tools and technica of our material existence. I thought it a modern but authentic A.D. Gordon goal to learn how to work on my own car, an aging but reliable Volvo station wagon, and a smart thing to do as well, living far away from town or city. So over the years, I learned h
Yom Kippur: The Challenge of Alignment (opens the original)
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YonahYonah has a special place in the progression of prophets. He is essentially a transitional figure, similar in a sense to Shmuel. Shmuel is the first prophet who takes on a national role, and is instrumental in determining the role of the prophet in the political life of the nation. Prophets who follow after him are similar to Shmuel either in that they are central to the life of the king (Natan, Gad, Michiyahu) or in that they are empowered to perform miracles to show Hashem’s will and powe
Rosh Hashana: Caught in Amber (opens the original)
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I will never be confused for a native Hebrew speaker. Though I’ve lived in Israel for nearly 40 years, I’ve not acquired fluid and natural expression in my adopted language. I can get by as a functional Hebrew speaker, I can deliver a dvar Torah to an Israeli audience without embarrassing myself (mostly), but my accent will always betray me, making nouns, adjectives, and verbs consistently follow gender and number is a challenge, and my phrasing often reflects my American heritage.Still, I love
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