Parashat Vayera / November 3 / Rabbi Noa Kushner / Listen in her voice / שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלָ֑הּ
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If you have a feeling of wanting to hide being Jewish or your deep connection to the jewish community
If you feel intimidated or confused or conflicted in fundamental ways
And I want to be clear here, I am not saying you cannot question or doubt the actions of Israel or the
government or the war or, while we’re
on the subject, anything in the torah or god — get to know me (!)
Yes, question!
But it is personally important to me –
I want you to know and feel a sense of honor and pride and glory and sweetness from being jewish,
from being intimately connected
to doing jewish things, to being a part of this jewish community on this jewish shabbat
I want you to know that you are royalty in this room and outside in the world
I want your jewish living, living, living lives to be the crowns on your heads
And I think Israel is a shining stone in that crown, one you should get to know — I mean really know — but
we can argue and discuss that, god willing, over many years
Read — and download, take notes, save forever — Rabbi Noa Kushner’s full drash here + listen below.
