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Befehl ist Befehl

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on January 10, 2021January 12, 2021

In ordinary times, the Kriyas haTorah [“Reading of the Torah”] occurs publicly in the synagogue…

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  • Bible

Fond Memory Brings the Light

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on November 22, 2020November 25, 2020

Thomas Moore (1779-1852) was an Irish poet. He was a friend and biographer of the…

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  • Bible

Took the Cleaver to Slaughter His Son

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on November 1, 2020November 2, 2020

Sometimes we read words or hear them recited, which are not the ones we are…

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  • Bible

A Solemn Rest

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

The current Hebrew month is called Elul. The last day of the month begins this…

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  • Aggadah

Barely Noticeable

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on September 13, 2020September 14, 2020

This post is the second of three focussing on English translations of Genesis 22:1-19 (the…

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  • Bible

“Jeeves!” “Sir?”

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on July 26, 2020July 27, 2020

Shacharit, the set of prayers recited by Jews in the morning, consists of several sections.…

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  • Bible

Different Emotional Directions

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020

When I was in college, my music theory teacher once told me that she and…

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  • Bible

Arise and Go, My Friend

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on April 18, 2020April 19, 2020

A popular question asked by interviewers, particularly of celebrities, is what book they would like…

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  • Bible

Softening the Hearts

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020

What can you do when you find yourself suddenly, and unexpectedly, in the power of…

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  • Bible

How to Count Family

  • by Gershon Ben-Avraham
  • Posted on December 30, 2019September 15, 2020

One summer, while vacationing in New Brunswick, Canada, I took a ferry from the mainland…

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