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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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    Terumah: How To Give a Gift
    Michael Barclay
    • Feb 4

    Terumah: How To Give a Gift

    The first two lines of this Torah reading teach a valuable lesson we all need to remember in personal relationships: how to give a gift.
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    Mishpatim: Surrendering to Our True Selves
    Michael Barclay
    • Jan 28

    Mishpatim: Surrendering to Our True Selves

    In the “Ahavat Olam” prayer chanted before the recitation of the Shema, we thank God for “laws and statutes” (chukim u’mishpatim).
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    Yitro:  The Ultimate Wedding
    Michael Barclay
    • Jan 21

    Yitro: The Ultimate Wedding

    “I am my Beloved’s, and my Beloved is mine” ---Song of Songs 6:3 For months and sometimes even years we prepare for our wedding day.
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    Bo: Divine Partnership
    Michael Barclay
    • Jan 7

    Bo: Divine Partnership

    The story in this week’s portion is as recognizable as any in the entire Torah. Discussed at the Passover seder, it begins with Moses....
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    Vaera: Change is Coming, and It Will be a Blessing
    Michael Barclay
    • Dec 31, 2021

    Vaera: Change is Coming, and It Will be a Blessing

    I constantly remind people of the power of the teaching of both the RaMBaM and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who said that we could look through...
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    Shemot: The Power of Women
    Michael Barclay
    • Dec 23, 2021

    Shemot: The Power of Women

    “But the midwives feared G-d, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive” ---Ex. 1:17
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    Vayechi
    Michael Barclay
    • Dec 17, 2021

    Vayechi

    When Jacob blesses his grandchildren Ephraim and Manasseh, he does not ask that God bless the boys, but rather that the “angel who redeemed”
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    Vayigash: The Ritual that Defines a Jew
    Michael Barclay
    • Dec 10, 2021

    Vayigash: The Ritual that Defines a Jew

    The primary ritual in Judaism is the brit milah, the circumcision that has been part of our culture since Abraham (Gen 17)...
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    Happy Hannukah!
    Michael Barclay
    • Dec 3, 2021

    Happy Hannukah!

    Happy Hannukah, Channuka, or any way that you would like to spell it! As children we often think this is an important holiday for gift ...
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    Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret to Happiness
    Michael Barclay
    • Nov 26, 2021

    Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret to Happiness

    “In this world, there are a few things that are unquestionably true; and often these “truths” are at the root of theologies.
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    Toldot:  Choosing to be Chosen
    Michael Barclay
    • Nov 5, 2021

    Toldot: Choosing to be Chosen

    Toldot, the Torah reading this week is about the life of Isaac, the Patriarch who is typically talked about least, yet who is considered....
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    Chayei Sarah - Teach Us to Count Our Days  (Psalm 90:12)
    Michael Barclay
    • Oct 29, 2021

    Chayei Sarah - Teach Us to Count Our Days  (Psalm 90:12)

    “Sarah’s lifetime was one hundred years, twenty years, and seven years; the years of Sarah’s life. Sarah died” (Genesis 23:1)
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