Tag: holy envy
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Shabbat shalom
Never again did there arise in Israel a prophet like Moses – whom the LORD singled out, face to face, for the various signs and portents that the LORD sent him to display in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his courtiers, and his whole country, and for all the great might and…
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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
For some reason, this weekend turned out to be particularly challenging for my awkward gentile Christian’s crush on Judaism. Maybe because yesterday was Shabbat Shuvah, the shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the shabbat when the Jewish people are specially reminded to turn back towards God and make amends (which is the governing theme…
Matters of Interpretation 