Tribal Banners
Each under the banners (or flags or standards) of his father’s house. What does that mean? When I think of…
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Monthly Archives: 2020 May
The Tribes Go Marching
In the Exodus story we have 13 tribes, each named for a son or grandson of Jacob. Thirteen? No, no,…
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Turning Back: From Etham to Pi-Hahiroth
The Exodus begins with a brisk walk to Succoth, followed by a supernaturally fast day-and-night journey to Etham. It’s there…
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I Call to You: Jonah’s Prayer
In my search for prayers and songs original to Tanakh, but earlier than The Song of the Sea, my Rabbi…
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God Language
In Judaism, God has many names. Some are quite ancient, others not so much. And many stem from the fact…
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