Day: January 14, 2022
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Shabbat shalom
… if solitude is the stronghold of isolation, where a man conducts a dialogue with himself – not in order to test and master himself for that which awaits him but in the enjoyment of the conformation of his soul – then we have the real fall of the spirit into spirituality. Martin Buber, I […]
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Reflecting on Exodus 23 1-12
The central question of how the laws, the mishpatim, given in Exodus 23:1-12 apply to us, or might, gets us into such deep water that we seem unlikely swim our way out of it by the end of our study on Sunday, January 16. [Some notes on the text are here.] Probably we can all […]
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Studying Exodus 23 1-12
We will be examining some of the demands of Biblical justice as we are studying Exodus 23:1-12 for Sunday, January 16. This is in keeping with our quarter-long focus on “justice, law, and history.” [A few questions on this text are here.] Here are a few notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Our text […]
Matters of Interpretation 