Month: July 2022

PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/matot-masei Matot – Mas’ei (מַּטּוֹת – Hebrew for “tribes” and מַסְעֵי Hebrew for “journeys/marches”) – Numbers 30:2–36:13 Moses spoke to the heads of the Israelite tribes, saying: “This is what the Eternal has commanded: If a householder makes a vow to the Eternal or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, …

PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/pinchas Pinchas (פִּינְחָס – Hebrew for “Phinehas”,  a name) – Numbers 25:10−30:1 The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying, “Phinehas, son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the Israelites by displaying among them his passion for Me, so that I did not wipe out the …

PARSHA From ReformJudaism.org https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/balak Balak (בָּלָק – Hebrew for “Balak”, a name) – Numbers 22:2−25:9 Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. – Numbers 22:2 SUMMARY Balak, the king of Moab, persuades the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites so that he can defeat them and drive them out …

From “Mishkan T’filah / A Reform Siddur”: WEEKDAY MORNING p.33 MY GOD I thank You for my life, body, and soul; help me realize that I am something new, someone who never existed before, someone original and unique in the world. For if there had ever been someone like me, there would have been no …

From THE NEW YORK TIMES – June 28, 2022 How I Build a Good Day When I’m Full of Despair at the World By Mary Pipher, Clinical Psychologist – quoting her maternal grandmother: “[Be] the person you want to live with every day of your life.”   JULY BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Mazal Tov …