Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

The Gift

The Gift
This is the season of giving and I was the recipient of a highly treasured gift. It is a book. A book filled with word pictures and written with the purest love. In fact, it is a living book. And its author is the Author of Life. The Word was given to us twice. Once in…
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Special Delivery

Special Delivery
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." Luke 2:10 I love getting mail. I can usually tell by the envelope what kind of message it is going to contain. It’s easy to distinguish junk mail, a handwritten…
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Happy Holidays?

Happy Holidays?
I look forward to the holidays, a time that I gather with friends and family for festive meals and a celebration of God’s goodness. We enjoy our time together, sharing the spread that my mom has typically put together (and an obligatory walk before our pie). No, it's not perfect. I’ve brought my own angst and…
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For you

For you
“The pig, because it divides the hoof but does not chew the cud, it is unclean for you.” Deuteronomy 14:8 For you. Those two little words add tension. There are instructions in Torah that set the Jewish people apart from their neighbors. They dress differently, eat differently, and worship differently. Is a pig inherently bad? I…
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