Monthly Archives: July 2014

Random Musing Before Shabbat–Masei 5774–Would Jeremiah be Surprised?

Posted on July 25, 2014 by migdalorguy

Jeremiah boldly pointed it out over two and one-half millennia ago in the haftarah for this week’s parasha: 27 They said to wood, “You are my father,”To stone, “You gave birth to me,”While to Me they turned their backsAnd not … Continue reading →

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Random Musings Before Shabbat Matot 5774 – Revised 5763 – Over the Top

Posted on July 18, 2014 by migdalorguy

[Eleven years ago I wrote the words you are about to read. I’m tweaked them a bit for this year. I find it difficult to read this week’s parasha and haftarah without also thinking about what is taking place in … Continue reading →

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Random Musing Before Shabbat–Pinkhas 5774–Slaughter the Oxen, Burn the Plow and Hear the Still Small Voice

Posted on July 11, 2014 by migdalorguy

It won’t happen again for another 21 years in 5795 – the opportunity to read the haftarah for parashat Pinkhas when it falls before 17 Tammuz and the start of the three weeks. It comes and goes in spurts. We … Continue reading →

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Random Musing Before Shabbat–Balak 5774–Ball’s In Your Court

Posted on July 4, 2014 by migdalorguy

[A reminder to all my readers that I am a gadfly. I write so that others might be prompted to think. I do not pretend that the struggles about which I write are not my own – they are – … Continue reading →

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