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…in reaching their decision to refuse (levels 4 to 5 on a modified Kohlberg scale of 1 to 5).38 In sum, it may be said that the incidence of identifiable conscientious objection among Jewish Israelis was for the most part limited to a small number of “pacifist” individuals until the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and the invasion of Lebanon brought about a gradual growth of organized selective conscientious objection based on individual consc…
…rs, and one thing always troubles me deeply. It’s in the midst of the central scene, the stolen blessing, right after Jacob tricks his blind father Isaac into giving him his twin brother Esau’s blessing. Esau, ignorant, comes in holding the dish that his father asked for, the good boy who did the special chore, expecting his blessing: And “Isaac was seized with a very great trembling and he said, ‘Who is it, then, who caught game and brought it to…
…It is this that opens the door for Amaleq. The sages noted that the numerical value of Amaleq is 240, the same value as the Hebrew word safeq meaning doubt. Amaleq uses as one of his battle weapons doubt about the presence of God. The Torah says that “Amaleq battled Israel in a place called Refidim.” A midrash explains that the name Refidim is a contraction of Hebrew words meaning “they loosened their grip on Torah.” As long as Jews are diligent i…
…y be a spiritual pit. Many Americans are facing a relatively challenging fisc*]}*al climate. We are feeling that in Connecticut. Several of our officers are currently looking for work. Economic dislocation can be very difficult. But none of our BEKI families are facing hunger due to these conditions. The same cannot be said of our neighbors in the New Haven area. Our state is facing a severe budget deficit. This is happening at a time when certain seg…
…rous as the stars in the heavens and the sands on the seashore. And your descendants shall seize the gates of their foes. All the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by your descendants…. But in both sets of blessings, similar things are promised, just for different people. I think that if Abraham had passed God’s test in the second lekh lekha with an A or a B instead of a C, maybe the blessings would have been for him like in the first le…
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…nding and descending.” This has caused controversy because it says specifically ascending first and then descending. Since angels reside in heaven, why are they not descending and then ascending? I agree with Rashi’s explanation. He believes that the angels were already with Jacob. But these angels can only travel so far with him, to the border of Canaan. Now that he is leaving Canaan, new angels with a new mission must guide him. In a way, this h…
…s and entitling her to privileges not ordinarily available to a wife. Several scholars explain the first story, by suggesting that Abraham conferred this higher status on Sarah so that she would be treated with greater respect by the local population. Egyptians at that time would have been familiar with the Hurrian custom. The second version reflects the fact that knowledge of the Hurrian concept was no longer widespread and the story then becomes…
…$500 Beneath the Surface $500 Introspection $500 Genesis 1-12 $1,200 Valley of the Leaves $700 The View from Above $1,000 The Book of Life $600 Huppa $2,000 Kaleidoscope $400 Round Matzah Cover $150 Click here to download a printable list of prices…
