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Posted by Elaine Zecher
On July 27, 2018
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Welcome to Shabbat Awakenings, a weekly reflection as you move toward Shabbat. Israel is under attack from Gaza. Rockets ordered by Hamas leaders torch the skies and have mostly been met by the Iron Dome. Explosives attached to kites glide onto fields and ignite fires. Frightened children rush into shelters. Israel responds and retaliates in […]

Posted by Elaine Zecher
On July 20, 2018
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Welcome to Shabbat Awakenings, a weekly reflection as we move toward Shabbat. If you want to learn how to apologize, do not look to our national leaders. Instead, read what the 12 boys plus one coach of the soccer team offered when they emerged from the hospital. They apologized to their parents, the world community, […]

Posted by Elaine Zecher
On July 13, 2018
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Welcome to Shabbat Awakenings, a weekly reflection as we move toward Shabbat. Adonai, open up our lips and our mouths shall declare your praise. These words from the Psalms set an intention for the beginning of the middle section of the service called the Amidah. They provide a framework and challenge as we engage in […]

Posted by Elaine Zecher
On July 6, 2018
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Welcome to Shabbat Awakenings, a weekly reflection as we make our way toward Shabbat. It was time to divide the land. Though the Israelites remained in the wilderness and had not yet arrived to their ultimate destination, God wanted Moses to assess and register the descendants of the Israelites who came out of the […]

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