Day: August 14, 2020
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Shabbat shalom
Do not seek greatness, and do not covet more honor than your learning warrants. Do not sit at the table of kings, for your table is greater than theirs, and your crown is greater than theirs. From “Chapters of the Fathers,” in Gates of Prayer, Chaim Stern, ed. (New York: Central Conference of American Rabbis, […]
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Reflecting on James 2 14-26
We are studying James 2:14-26 for Sunday, August 16 – the source of the often-quoted Biblical saying “faith without works is dead.” [Some notes on the text are here, and here.] We studied this text not too long ago in our class, and the questions on the text at that time remain relevant, but here […]
Matters of Interpretation 