Day: June 26, 2020
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Shabbat shalom
Every controversy conducted for God’s sake will in the end prove fruitful; every controversy not conducted for God’s sake will in the end prove fruitless. From “Chapters of the Fathers,” in Gates of Prayer, Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1975, 26.
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Reflecting on Proverbs 9 1-6, 8-10, 13-18
We are studying Proverbs 9:1-6, 8-10, and 13-18, for Sunday, June 28 – the conclusion to the introductory section of the book of Proverbs, and of our study of this part of the Biblical wisdom literature. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to consider as we study […]
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Studying Proverbs 9 1-6, 8-10, 13-18
We are studying Proverbs 9, focusing on verses 1-6, 8-10, and 13-18, for Sunday, June 28. The month of June has taken us through the introduction to the book of Proverbs, introduced us to Woman Wisdom and Woman Folly, and perhaps primed us for the rest of the wisdom studies this quarter, since by now […]
Matters of Interpretation 