Day: July 31, 2020
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Shabbat shalom
If we learn from others one chapter, one halachah, one verse, one saying, or even one letter, we are obliged to show honor to them. From “Chapters of the Fathers” in Gates of Prayer, Chaim Stern, ed. (New York: Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1975), 27.
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Reflecting on James 1 1-11
We are studying James 1:1-11 for Sunday, August 2; it’s the first of a series of five texts drawn from the book of James we’ll be studying, that will round out our summer focus on Biblical wisdom literature. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions on the text we might want […]
Matters of Interpretation 