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Sukkot and Climate Change | Judaism and the Environment in the Talmud
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Environment in Jewish Thought and Law. Judaism and the Environment in the Talmud. Thoughts on Environmental issues raised in the Talmud. Laquo; Is environmental activity as important as doing Chessed with people? Jews in Shtreimels (Fur Hats) and Fur Coats? Sukkot and Climate Change. October 15, 2009 by Carmi. In honor of Blog Action Day 2009. On Climate Change, here is a guest post I wrote for the JGooders Blog. The grains and Shavuot. During Sukkot rather than focusing on ourselves, we do tikkun olam.
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Altneuland: Moving Home
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Advocating a secure and just Israel. Tuesday, July 21, 2009. The contents of this blog and my blogging activities have been migrated over to my new self-hosted WordPress blog at:. I will therefore not be posting any further updates here, although the blog and its original contents will remain in place indefinitely. Retains its own distinct category on Maskil, and even its own feed. If you’re only interested in this aspect of my writing. Looking forward to seeing you at my new blogging home!
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Rogue Regime: Torah Tidbits: Parshat Vayikra
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One Reform Jew, asking questions, trying answers, seeking to know better. Thursday, March 18, 2010. Torah Tidbits: Parshat Vayikra. And the LORD called. וַיִּקְרָא] unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying." This word "called" -. Is a curious one. Usually it's God. To Moses. Why the difference? Rashi suggests this is a term of affection:. Who knows. It certainly makes the book sound better than. By the way, Rashi. Has a lot to say about pretty much every word in this verse! And t...
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Rogue Regime: Torah Tidbits: Parshat Metzora
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One Reform Jew, asking questions, trying answers, seeking to know better. Friday, June 18, 2010. Torah Tidbits: Parshat Metzora. This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing." Rashi's comment. Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop." So why birds? Why the scarlet and hyssop? Here, Rashi again draws the (unfortunate) connection between one's behavior and having leprosy:. I suppose one could draw...
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Rogue Regime: June 2010
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One Reform Jew, asking questions, trying answers, seeking to know better. Monday, June 21, 2010. Torah Tidbits: Parshat Acharei. And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the ark-cover which is upon the ark; that he die not; for I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover. Herewith. בְּזֹאת] shall Aaron come into the holy place. Aaron come into the "holy place"? The translation here of. Who - or what - is "Azazel"?
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Rogue Regime: April 2010
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One Reform Jew, asking questions, trying answers, seeking to know better. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Torah Tidbits: Parshat Shemini. And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying: Take ye a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt-offering; and an ox and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meal-offering mingled with oil; for to-day the LORD appeareth unto you. Doesn't actually appear but rather fire. ח’...
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Rogue Regime: Torah Tidbits: Parshat Tetzaveh
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One Reform Jew, asking questions, trying answers, seeking to know better. Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Torah Tidbits: Parshat Tetzaveh. I personally had a hard time picturing the specific kinds of clothes, adornments and rites of installation described in this parsha. It made me think about how there are many passages in the Torah which offer ambiguous descriptions of things. While I'm sure the Talmud "clarifies" these things, it makes one wonder to what extent the Torah is. In particular pages 216-25). In pl...
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Rogue Regime: February 2010
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One Reform Jew, asking questions, trying answers, seeking to know better. Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Torah Tidbits: Parshat Terumah. Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for Me an offering; of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take My offering." So what if the men's hearts. Make them willing' to contribute? Would that have meant that the. Wouldn't have been built? Wow, God is asking for a lot of valuable items: gold, silver, brass, dyed fabrics, and animal skins (. Of the ri...