July 6, 2020 by David Punia • Rabbi's Blog, Sermons •
SHAKE OFF YOUR DUST – WAKE UP!
When we talk about Lecha Dodi, the center of the Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat, we usually talk about love, about greeting the bride, and about the peace of Shabbat when our divided selves come together.
That is all true, but there is another aspect to the poetry of Lecha Dodi that seem quite relevant these days.
July 2, 2020 by templesinai • Video of the Week •
On June 26, 2020 we were blessed to be joined by a rising star in the Reform Jewish Music scene, Ellie Flier. Here is a recording of that Shabbat.
Learn and hear more at Ellie’s website!
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There is no speech, nor are there words;
their voice is not heard;
yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world. (Psalm 19)
“I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe.” These were George Floyd’s last words. Breath is life. In Hebrew, almost all the words for spirit or soul are connected to breathing. Soul is neshama, which is from ‘breath.’ Spirit is nefesh, which means windpipe, the very thing the police officer choked off in his killing of George Floyd. I grew up in Georgia during desegregation; I wish I could say I was shocked by the death of George Floyd, but I’m not; we know it is just one incident in a much longer and bloodier story.
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