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A Tale of Beards and Stars – A poem for Parsha Toldot (Aliyah 1) by Rick Lupert
Rick Lupert
November 8, 2018
A Tale of Beards and Stars – A poem for Parsha Toldot (Aliyah 1) by Rick Lupert
I am a Remnant of Jacob – A Poem for Haftarah Balak by Rick Lupert
Rick Lupert
June 29, 2018
I am a Remnant of Jacob – A Poem for Haftarah Balak by Rick Lupert
Outside the tent or in — what would Matriarch Rebecca have said?
Jewish Journal
November 12, 2015
This past week I have been reflecting on something important. Is there a red line that propels someone beyond the pale and out of the tent if they cross it?
Vayeshev: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Stew
Jewish Journal
December 9, 2014
In Vayeshev, Jacob returns to his home to “settle.” But, there is not any internal or external settling for him.
Vayishlach: You name it
Jewish Journal
December 5, 2014
Something very strange happens at the juncture of last week’s parsha (Vayetze) and this week’s (Vayishlach). In the last verse of Veyetze (Genesis 32:3), Jacob saw angels and said, “This is the camp of God” – and he named the place Machanayim, which means “two camps.”
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