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    Korah:  True Leadership
    Michael Barclay
    • 5 days ago

    Korah: True Leadership

    The following teaching is in memory and honor of the founding leaders of this nation.
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    Shlach: Faith, Fear, and Spies
    Michael Barclay
    • Jun 23

    Shlach: Faith, Fear, and Spies

    I’ve always held the belief that if three or more diverse cultures have the same teaching, that teaching may be worthwhile and worth...
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    Beha'alotecha: The Power of Words...
    Michael Barclay
    • Jun 17

    Beha'alotecha: The Power of Words...

    Wherever we go in today’s society, we are bombarded by ads about what we should and should not be putting in our mouths.
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    Nasso: Fathers & Sons
    Michael Barclay
    • Jun 10

    Nasso: Fathers & Sons

    My life changed when my sons were born. When I heard the mohel call their names, I heard myself called as the father to sons rather than ...
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    Bamidbar and Shavuot: The Wilderness & The Wedding
    Michael Barclay
    • Jun 3

    Bamidbar and Shavuot: The Wilderness & The Wedding

    Many of our Sages from RaMBaM to Rebbe Schneerson recommended viewing current events through a filter of understanding the Torah portion...
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    Memorial Day is a Jewish Holiday Too
    Michael Barclay
    • May 27

    Memorial Day is a Jewish Holiday Too

    In the 1890s, Mark Twain wrote an article about how Jews did not serve in the military of the United States. In response to that, 63....
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    Behar: Resting for Success
    Michael Barclay
    • May 20

    Behar: Resting for Success

    This week’s Torah portion of Behar (Lev. 25:1-26:2) focuses almost entirely on the importance of the Sabbath.
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    Emor: Ethical Leadership Through Service
    Michael Barclay
    • May 13

    Emor: Ethical Leadership Through Service

    This week’s commentary is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai...
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    Kedoshim: To Bring Holiness Into the World
    Michael Barclay
    • May 6

    Kedoshim: To Bring Holiness Into the World

    Often called “the holiness code”, this week’s Torah reading is, in some ways, the very essence of Judaism.
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    Rabbi Barclay Torah Commentary in The Jewish Journal
    Michael Barclay
    • Apr 29

    Rabbi Barclay Torah Commentary in The Jewish Journal

    And Aaron shall place lots upon the two he goats: one lot “For the Lord,” and the other lot, “For Azazel.” –Lev. 16:8
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    Achrei/Mot: Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
    Michael Barclay
    • Apr 22

    Achrei/Mot: Don’t Worry, Be Happy!

    Joy is a Jewish theological imperative, and as we conclude the Passover holiday and count the days until Shavuot, it is so, so important...
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    A Holy Passover
    Michael Barclay
    • Apr 15

    A Holy Passover

    As we prepare for the Passover Seder, it is easy to learn so many hidden secrets and Kabbalistic understandings that we lose track of...
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    Shabbat HaGadol: A Time of Faith, Action, and Community
    Michael Barclay
    • Apr 8

    Shabbat HaGadol: A Time of Faith, Action, and Community

    The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is called “Shabbat HaGadol”, “the big Sabbath”.
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    Tazria: The Leprosy of Gossip
    Michael Barclay
    • Apr 1

    Tazria: The Leprosy of Gossip

    “Life and Death are in the Hands of the Tongue” (Proverbs 18:21)
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    Shemini: We Are What We Eat
    Michael Barclay
    • Mar 25

    Shemini: We Are What We Eat

    I once heard an eager student ask Rabbi Ronnie Serr how he should go about becoming more observant.
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    VaYikra - To Answer the Call
    Michael Barclay
    • Mar 11

    VaYikra - To Answer the Call

    This week’s Torah reading are the first chapters of the Book of Leviticus…
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    Pekudei: Eternal Change Through Physical Shifts
    Michael Barclay
    • Mar 4

    Pekudei: Eternal Change Through Physical Shifts

    In this final reading in the Book of Exodus, there are two important biblical concepts that are as important today as they were over 3000...
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    Vayakhel: Building a Holy Community on Individual Effort
    Michael Barclay
    • Feb 25

    Vayakhel: Building a Holy Community on Individual Effort

    “Do not regard anyone with contempt, and do not reject anything, for there is no man who does not have his hour and nothing which does...
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    Ki Tisa: Stepping Towards Forgiveness
    Michael Barclay
    • Feb 18

    Ki Tisa: Stepping Towards Forgiveness

    Idolatry. Sexual immorality. Murder. The description of the events of the Golden Calf in this week’s portion sound like the outline for...
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    Tetzaveh: To Divine From the Heart
    Michael Barclay
    • Feb 11

    Tetzaveh: To Divine From the Heart

    The Urim and Thummim are something that is rarely discussed in the Reform Jewish world, although they have great importance both...
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