Rabbi David Stern shares emotional and eye-opening stories that he says shook him into a new recognition of the dissonance between Palestinians and Israelis after hearing the stories first-hand from Palestinians living in the West Bank.
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Our Torah portion, like many of the stories in Genesis, contains a story about family strife. It is unique, however, in how the tension is not ultimately reconciled.
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Rosh Hashana sermon
Listen “Here I am, impoverished of deeds, trembling and frightened from the dread of the One Who is enthroned upon the praises of Israel. I have come to stand and supplicate before You for Your people Israel, even though I am not worthy or qualified to do so.”
Read more Only when we confront the challenges — honestly and lovingly… when we open our eyes and our hearts, will new paradigms of possibility emerge.
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