Rabbi August will be using the book 60 Days: A Spiritual Guide to the High Holidays by Simon Jacobson as a source for her high holiday teaching this year. If you want to buy a copy, you can use this link to find it in our online store.
We studied Tzlafchad's daughters. A quarter of the women's names that are
found in Torah are in the July parasha, Pinhas. Of them, half are the
names of the daughters, who are listed twice, ergo, they are important.
After the census they realize that their house will not get a legacy of
land in the Promised Land. Their father had died in the desert leaving five
unmarried daughters and no sons. They take their case to Moses, Eleazar,
the Chieftains and the Congregation of Israel, saying their father's name
should not be left off the land roll. Moses takes the case to God who says
they are correct in their assessment. (Later, the daughters are told they can't marry outside of their tribe so that the total of tribal land won't be diminished.) Rules for inheritance are instituted and remain unaltered for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Sarah Schneider in Torah of the Mothers uses the traditional commentary and learning about Tzlafchad's daughters to develop a framework for social change. We discussed this, and how it applied to the world in general as well as within Judaism. We also discussed the swings and realities of social change that we've participated in and observed.
See what you missed!!!
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Mazal tov to:
David and Elaine Craig Segal on the birth of their granddaughter Avery Kate Segal on July 16, 2007.
Joy Krauthammer's son-in-law, Brett Freedman, who graduated law school.
Joy's daughter, Aviva, for achieving her MA Certification License as Speech-Language Therapist.
Mollie Wine on, yet again, turning 42!
Robin Winston and Rabbi August on their successful trips to France and safe returns.
If you have a milestone to share please send it to: editor@leveisha.org. Our newsletter gets printed about a week before each service. Please send the info ASAP.
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