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From personal to national covenant
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This week's Torah portion is Tzav, Leviticus 6:1-8.36.
Our haftarah for the first day of Passover presents a turning point for the children of Israel. In the book of Joshua, the male members of Israel undertook mass circumcision in response to 40 years of travel in the wilderness where no circumcisions were performed.
After the momentous procedure had been completed, "God said to Joshua, 'Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt.' So that place was called Gilgal, ...
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For Many, A Difficult Choice
The New York Jewish Week
; ... was injured during his brit milah and his family was awarded tens of thousands of shekels in damages. Then there is the recent news that three New York-area babies were infected with the herpes virus simplex 1, possibly by the mohel who circumcised them all ...
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CIRCUM-DECISION: Preserving this Jewish symbol; Should I circumcise my child? Here are the arguments for and against.
Cleveland Jewish News
; Frank, Daniel Cleveland Jewish News 07-30-2004 "Last year a baby boy was born to Jewish parents. The parents wanted to give the child ... britmila@yahoo.com. From Aish Hatorah Resources, www.aish.com. Article copyright the Cleveland Jewish News. V.93;
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TEARS OF JOY IN AUSCHWITZ
The New York Jewish Week
; ... was expecting, gave birth while I was away I would probably be in Israel or already back in the United States. I received the news on July 19 that my sister gave birth early to my nephew. I quickly glanced at my itinerary to find out where we would be on the ...
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D'var Torah; Exodus and Covenant
Washington Jewish Week
; In this week's Torah reading, Bo, we return to a tense place in our national history. We are about to make a break from our oppressors in Egypt and face all the insecurity and anxiety that freedom brings. Within this context, we are asked several times to jog our historical memories and recount
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Combining Two Ancient Professions
The New York Jewish Week
; Conservative movement renews training of physicians to become mohelim. When he was 13, Harvey Marchbein of Syosset was torn between becoming a doctor or a rabbi. He decided on a medical career, but he recently found a way to combine the best of both worlds. Marchbein has become one of 73
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