Collections of Thoughts and Poetry

#oz #dorothygale #netzavim #nitzavim #devarim #seferdevarim #parshacommentary #wordshavewings #parshapoetry #theresnoplacelikehome #moses #deuteronomy #vayelech #parshatvayelech Welcome to Parshat Nitzavim, one of the two parshiyot we read this week, which contains a series of especially poignant messages. This is an edited re-post of something I posted in 2020. Moshe, the great teacher and leader, sees his end approaching and perhaps it is for this reason that these messa

#mountain #parsha #bostonredsocks #sinai #dvarim #devarim #torah #community #curses #kitavo #deuteronomy #together #byachad It's a late post this week! Just in time for Shabbat! This blog piece is written for the full and speedy recovery of SK, who has filled the world with light and love. Wishing you well. Refuah Shelaymah. This week in Parshat Ki Tavo we read about what was to be a powerful ceremony as the tribes assemble on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. Carefully gathered

#parshatshoftim #shoftim #peopleofthebook #devarim #seferdevarim #parshapoetry #wordshavewings #deuteronomy #reading #books #torah Hi Everyone, If you would rather read a poem rather than this week's post about Jewish books, please consider opening these past posts on Parshat Shoftim. Be a Tree is one of my favorite posts and I would post it every year if I could! The Gardener equates the qualities of a gardener with the qualities of a leader. Since this post is about rea

#reeh #parshah #torahstudy #devarim #choices #choice #freewill #blessingsandcurses Parshat Re'eh, another important summer parshah, begins with command "See." See the blessings, see the curses and make a choice. Our lives are filled with choices. This week's post encourages us to reflect upon choices we have made and choices yet to come. I believe that it also asks us to appreciate that choices we make differ according to age, demographics and the situation we are born int