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bereshit
Torah portion: Yom Kippur a coming home for the Jewish soul
Jewish Journal
October 8, 2015
Parashat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
Bereshit: Creation and stewardship
Jewish Journal
October 16, 2014
We start again this Shabbat at the beginning with Bereshit.
Each day is a choice: Parashat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8)
Jewish Journal
September 24, 2013
Only a couple of weeks ago, we were all feeling the holiness of Yom Kippur. By the end of the day of fasting, beautiful music, insightful teachings and prayers that deepened our self-awareness, we were remembering the real priorities in life.
In rural Uganda: Let there be light
Susan Freudenheim
October 3, 2012
We take light for granted. But in the Torah’s opening chapter of Bereshit, it was God’s first gift. It seems fitting, then, that when a local synagogue committed itself to helping an impoverished village in rural Uganda, the first gift would be to turn on the lights — to give the gift of solar-powered electricity.
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