Monthly Archives: March 2019

A Thought from the Torah Reading. Parashat Parah 2019

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

SHABBAT SHALOM FROM DR. SETH WARD!Want to receive this Newsletter?Contact sward@uwyo.edu TORAH READING FOR TODAY: SHEMINI Leviticus 9:1–11:47 Parashat PARAH. Numbers 19:1–22 Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16–38. This week is one of four special Torah readings (and five special Haftarot) in the … Continue reading →

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A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING — TZAV

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

Want to receive this Newsletter?Contact sward TORAH READING FOR TODAY: TZAV Leviticus 6:1–8:36. Haftarah: Jeremiah 7:21–8:3 and 9:22–23. This week is one of two “breaks” in special readings and Haftarot in seven Sabbaths before Passover and a rare opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Order of Prayers for Yom Ha-‘Atzma’ut, Yom Ha-Zikkaron, Yom Yerushalayim and Yom Ha-Shoah

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

March 9 2019. I do not think this paper ever was posted on this blog. This is the version that was submitted to Re-Visioning Tradition in 2008, and was eventually published in that series, with some editing. I believe this … Continue reading →

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A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING—PEKUDEI 2019

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING—PEKUDEI 2019 Last week at Kavod, we discussed the difficulty many modern readers have with the repetitive descriptions of building the Mishkan—the sanctuary. We read about the directions given to Moses to create the implements, … Continue reading →

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A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING Vayakhel (Shekalim) 2019

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Dr. Seth Ward

A THOUGHT FROM THE TORAH READING Vayakhel (Shekalim) 2019 The first few lines of this weeks reading talk include a verse often translated as Do not kindle a fire in all your dwelling places on the Sabbath. (Ex. 35:3) In … Continue reading →

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