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Vayigash -Goshen and the S&P

January 7, 2017by shalommorris 2 Comments

Jewish convention has it that when setting up a new Jewish community the first priority is to acquire a Jewish burial ground, then to establish a place of worship, and then […]

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Vayetze -A Working Woman

December 11, 2016by shalommorris 1 Comment

King Solomon describes the ideal woman in his acrostic poem ‘Eshet Hayil (Proverbs 31:10).’ His female model, though, may come as a bit of a surprise. He describes her as a working woman, labouring […]

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Matot – Unifying the S and P

August 8, 2016by shalommorris Leave a comment

One of the most common refrains made by visitors to a Spanish & Portuguese synagogue service is that it doesn’t sound Sephardic. That invariably leads to a discussion about the […]

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Beha’alotekha – Bevis and Brexit

June 27, 2016by shalommorris 2 Comments

As an American living in England, I’m often asked about Donald Trump. Now as a resident of England, my American friends ask me about Brexit. From the lack of city […]

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Musings, Torah

Behukotai – Devotional Talmud Torah

June 22, 2016by shalommorris Leave a comment

How do you build a synagogue? That’s easy, fundraising. Also, bricks, brass and glass. Of course, religious objects, people and shelihei tzibbur. The real question though, is how does one […]

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Behar – The Parnas and the Pauper

May 31, 2016by shalommorris Leave a comment

The term parnas is usually translated as the president or prince of the community. Indeed, the head of the mahamad in London is even called the parnas presidente. However, the […]

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Kedoshim – and Canonicals

May 19, 2016by shalommorris 1 Comment

One of the most noticeable features at many of the Spanish and Portuguese synagogues are the canonical robes worn by the rabbis and hazanim (often called ministers). They are striking because they are so similar […]

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Ahare Mot – From Loss to Life

May 8, 2016by shalommorris Leave a comment

People process loss in different ways. We’ve previously explored the different ways that Aharon and Judah Leon Abrabanel mourned the losses of their sons. Aharon was silent, while Abrabanel wrote […]

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Pekude – The Making of a Mishkan

March 20, 2016by shalommorris 4 Comments

In Pekude as we conclude reading the book of Shemot (Exodus), the Mishkan (the desert Temple) is inaugurated. The portion begins with a recount of how much gold, silver, and […]

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Shekalim – Sephardic Charity

March 20, 2016by shalommorris 2 Comments

Perashat Shekalim recalls the annual half-shekel gift given by each Jew to the Temple. We read this portion every year before the month of Adar, as the gift was due […]

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