Monthly Archives: October 2018

A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING. Vayera 2018

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Dr. Seth Ward

There is much talk these days about “troubling texts” and I find that last week and this week offer a lot of scope within the topic. Last week, I discussed passages that talk of bullying taunting and micro-aggression. This week’s … Continue reading →

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Voting (continued)

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Dr. Seth Ward

It appears that my most recent post referred to Stephen Dinan’s essay as included at the end of the post, but Dinan’s piece was cut out. I added it to the post as a comment today. That may or may … Continue reading →

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Voting

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Dr. Seth Ward

This is edited from a note I sent to my students the other day. My long-time friend Jonathan Zimet passed along an essay by Steven Sinan that argues that voting is spiritual. I suppose that makes Voting a proper topic … Continue reading →

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A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING–Lech Lecha

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Dr. Seth Ward

HIAS–Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society–has proclaimed this Shabbat, Parashat Lech Lechaas National Refugee Shabbat, noting it has the story of Abraham leaving his homeland. A HIAS study sheet notes that Rashi explains the Divine blessings to Abram (Abraham) in Gen. 12 … Continue reading →

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פרשת בראשית Parashat Breshit

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dr. Seth Ward

A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING This parasha has two conflicting accounts of the creation of the world. I  have spoken about them frequently and will mention a few themes here, but then go on to some aspects of the … Continue reading →

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Parashat Noah פרשת נח

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dr. Seth Ward

 A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING   This week’s Parasha includes the story of Noah, a “righteous man in his generations” –a debauched generation. God advised Noah to build an “’ark” and his family and all the animal species were … Continue reading →

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Noah–Quran Parallels

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Dr. Seth Ward

A few Quranic Parallels– Dr. Seth Ward – Kavod Senior Living – Shabbat Noah 5779 10:71 And recite to them the news of Noah, when he said to his people, “O my people, if my residence and my reminding of … Continue reading →

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