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Personal Investigation
Notice how God came to look at what was happening in Babel, rather than just tweeting about events in NY from Alaska. We should learn from God and personally investigate issues before developing opinions…
Created over 1 year ago
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Ishmael Does not Complain: Ouch!
Abraham was 99 when he circumcised everyone and 86 when he had Ishmael. So Ishmael was a 13 year old boy when he was circumcised. Yet there is no record of him having complained. The Rabbis praise him…
Created over 3 years ago
Genesis 17:23 (ASV), Genesis 17:24 (ASV), Genesis 17:25 (ASV)
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One Covenents: Many Blessings
Interesting that God will bless many nations, but have only one covenant. It shows that those who have a covenant may not be getting special treatment.
Created over 3 years ago
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Funny Story about Sarai becoming Sarah
The rabbi's tell a funny story about the "yud" (the Hebrew letter that makes the "I" sound at the end of Sarai) complaining to the Holy Spirit (Shechinah if you're Jewish) about being removed from the…
Created over 3 years ago
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God's Deal with Abraham
There seems to be some confusion from folks on this passage. This method of cutting animals in half and walking between them was a common way of sealing a contract back in the day (way back in the day.)…
Created over 3 years ago
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Keep your money!
A fitting lesson for today's politicians and leaders. Abraham doesn't want to even give the appearance have having been made rich by the king of Sodom -- even though he has earned the winnings of the…
Created over 3 years ago
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Mysterious Ways of God
We see here that God, who is learning to deal with these people and their free will, works with a fairly heavy hand. He wants Abraham to be wealthy, and so Abraham needs some venture capital. God provides…
Created over 3 years ago
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Obviously Before Viagra
One has to wonder about the kind of plague that would keep Pharaoh from touching this beautiful woman whom he had summoned.
Created over 3 years ago
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Noah : A Midrash
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhbph34w_54d2q3j8fq (http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhbph34w_54d2q3j8fq) I wrote a short story based on this passage that you might enjoy.
Created over 3 years ago
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Help. Don't shun.
I think the key here is not the steps themselves but the fact that you should take them. You should try to heal the sick, not shun them. That which is true of houses is also true of people.
Created over 3 years ago
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Too Bad Wall Street Hasn't Studied Torah
I was struck today how the folks on Wall Street, by hiding their risky mortgage investments in off shore special purpose accounts, broke this commandment. Weights and measures doesn't just refer to selling…
Created over 3 years ago
Ray Salemi
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- Framingham, MA