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Ex 1-New king doesn’t remember Joseph. Threatened by Israelites. Decrees kill male kids. Midwives Shifra/Puah disobey his order. Heroic....
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The God Show Podcast With Pat McMahon - Ep. 282 Israel under attack. How could it happen?
Ask an Army Colonel. Ask a Rabbi. Ask a woman. They are all.
Natti Natti
Dec 9, 20144 min
Twitter Torah- Genesis
Gn 1-God creates world. Light, sky, land, plants, animals. Humans in God’s image- be fertile and increase. Six days. God says it is good....
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Natti Natti
Dec 9, 20143 min
Twitter Torah- Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy Dt 1-Moses final address begins: reviews journey/asks God’s blessing on Israel/complaining/delegated...
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Natti Natti
Oct 5, 20148 min
High Holiday Reflections- 5775
Erev RH- The Talmud teaches, “Great is repentance, for on account of a single person who repents, the sins of all the world are...
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Natti Natti
Oct 5, 20148 min
Bells, Stairs, and Pomegranates- thoughts on privacy and modesty
Who needs to know? This is a vital principle in the US Army and, I’m sure, in many other business enterprises. It is a vital principle in...
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Natti Natti
Sep 27, 20143 min
Love Is All You Need
With your attention on the person, repeat to yourself: "Just like me, this person is seeking some happiness for (his or her) life." With...
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Natti Natti
Sep 27, 20141 min
NOW!- entering into Unetaneh Tokef
I know two people who lost their lives in the past month in car pedestrian accidents. They woke up in the morning, just like I did today....
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Natti Natti
Sep 27, 20141 min
Kaddish- a tribute to Nelson Mandela
The Kaddish is a time when we mourn our personal losses, those that have occurred this year as well as those who have touched our lives...
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Natti Natti
Sep 27, 20143 min
And Yet. . .
During the month of Elul, culminating on these Yamim Noraim, these Awesome Days, we look back over the year that is drawing to a close...
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Natti Natti
Sep 21, 20142 min
The Sound of the Shofar
Reflections on the sounding of the shofar at Selichot services- Throughout the month of Elul we sound the shofar each morning, awakening...
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Natti Natti
Sep 3, 20143 min
Elul and Teshuvah
Elul is a hard month. With each day, the clock is ticking and the year is drawing to a close. The shofar blast each morning calls us to...
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Natti Natti
Aug 27, 20143 min
Torah and War
Shoftim, Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Shoftim v’shotrim – judges and cops – are foundations of civil society. The Torah acknowledges the...
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Natti Natti
Aug 12, 20142 min
Robin Williams- Holy Jester
In tractate Taanit 22a, Rabbi Beroka Chaza-ah is sitting in the marketplace when he is visited by the prophet Elijah, with whom,...
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Natti Natti
Jun 29, 20144 min
A Rabbi Reflects on the 4th of July
In the Gettysburg address, President Abraham Lincoln described the United States of America as “conceived in liberty.” The story of the...
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Natti Natti
Jun 22, 20143 min
Korach and Jealousy
a commentary on Parshat Korach, Numbers 16:1-18:32 The rabbis were very threatened by Korach, the lead in our story this week. He...
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Natti Natti
Jun 13, 20144 min
Grasshoppers and Courage
Personal courage is one of 7 Army Values. Captain Matthew Riggs, in an essay on this value, writes that, “Personal Courage as defined by...
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Natti Natti
Apr 6, 20145 min
Ten Strategies for Spiritual Resilience
Beginning this talk by saying thank you is not just an exercise in protocol. It speaks directly to the theme of this gathering, which...
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Natti Natti
Apr 3, 20143 min
Leadership Lessons from Biblical Teachings on Leprosy
Tazria, Leviticus 12:1-15:33 In this week’s Torah portion, Tazria, we see Aaron and his sons in their priestly role as tribal medicine...
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