Parashat Ekev – Superman

Posted on 2016 Aug 27, Pastor: Rabbi Rich
Our Torah reading reminds us of the vital role played by communal leaders. We all yearn to be led by good people. The need is revealed in the mythology of every people group: “Look! Up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane…It’s…Superman!”  But Superman
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Parashat V’etchanan – Radical Amazement

Posted on 2016 Aug 20, Pastor: Rabbi Rich
“It’s a Wonder-Filled Life. Here’s why.” In this week’s Torah passage Moses appeals to the wonders surrounding Israel’s experience as the most powerful motivator for living faithful lives. Learn from this week’s Torah and Besorah (New Testament) readings, and from the famous modern Jewish
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Parashat Matot-Masei

Posted on 2016 Aug 06, Pastor: Rabbi Rich
This week’s Torah, Haftarah and Besorah (New Testament) readings share a common denominator – the complexity and the absolute necessity of love to the ongoing life of Israel. Listen and find out more.
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Parashat Pinchas

Posted on 2016 Jul 30, Pastor: Rabbi Rich
This week’s parashah is a true love story – the love of God for his people Israel, of Moses’ love for the people he leads, the love of five sisters for their deceased father and their proper love for themselves as well as for the community which they belong to. The stories which converge in
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