Author: Jess Mahler

Text: Congregation Am Haskalah. A Bissel of Torah. By Joy Scott, Congregant. Background: a page of Torah with a pointer resting on one of the words.

A ‘Bissel’ of Torah: SHOFTIM (DEUTERONOMY 16:18-21:9)

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By Joy Scott, Am Haskalah Congregant In previous parshiot we learned how God began preparing for the establishment of a new nation in the ‘Promised Land.’ Equal portions of the land were allotted, according to the population of each of the tribes. Last week’s Torah parsha, Re’eh, emphasized the importance of ‘tzedakah’ (charity), whereby the […]

Text: Congregation Am Haskalah. A Bissel of Torah. By Joy Scott, Congregant. Background: a page of Torah with a pointer resting on one of the words.

A ‘Bissel’ of Torah: Re’eh (DEUTERONOMY 11:26-16:17)

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By Joy Scott, Am Haskalah Congregant “See, I am setting before you today the blessing and the curse: the blessing if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am giving to you today; the curse if you disobey the commandments of the Lord your God” (1). These are the first words […]