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Bemidvar 5775 – English

Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Congragation Kol Shearith Israel The calendar -with that wisdom that comes from experience- places Parashat Bemidvar (In the desert) which opens the fourth book of the Torah that carries that same name, on the Shabbat immediately preceding the celebration of Hag HaShavuot, the holiday of the giving of the Torah.  This connection …

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Emor 5775

Los Rabinos de la UJCL escriben sobre la parashá de la semana Rabino Guido Cohen Asociación Israelita Montefiore, Bogotá, Colombia Parashat Emor contiene, entre otros temas, una de las varias descripciones que tiene la Torá acerca de las festividades del calendario hebreo. Esta descripción comienza con el versículo que dice «Estas son las fiestas de …

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Ajarei Mot – Kedoshim 5775 – English

Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik Congregation Kol Shearith Israel It is disappointing, but still a testimony of the current times: the word “xenophilia” –love of foreigners– is not even recognized as such by the dictionary, while its antonym, “xenophobia” –hatred of foreigners– is quite popular.      The Jewish tradition holds a particular commitment regarding the protection …

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