Making peace Most of us are familiar with the notion of last rites – a dying person’s confessional and absolution to ensure their eternal peace. This rite, most commonly associated with Catholicism, is trans cultural and denominational. (In Judaism, it’s called vidui.) While these practices focus on the well being of the dying, the peace these […]
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I received a text message from my buddy, Fritz. It was typed in letters from the Hebrew alphabet. But it was neither Hebrew nor Yiddish; it was Ladino. Just as Yiddish evolved from Middle German being written in Hebrew letters, Ladino is a similar blend of old Spanish and Hebrew. Fritz is a professor of
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The 77% Weekly The 40/52 weeks-a-year, spiritual-religious newsletter 12/40 From Rabbi Brian Freedom (on the inside) This is article 5 out of 5 on the topic of freedom. Passover and Easter, which both come at the end of this week, are societal, spiritual-religious celebrations of freedom. Happy freedom, I
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The 77% Weekly The 40/52-weeks-a-year, quick-reading, thought-lingering, spiritual-religious newsletter. Religion-Outside-The-Box (oldrotb.wpengine.com) is a donation supported not-for-profit empowering adults to find and be with (the) God (of their understanding). 14/40 From the desk of Rabbi Brian Tea with GodToday I have an exercise for you that will require a lot of imagination. Really play along with
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