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Emunah: Faith or Trust?
It is very peculiar that the Hebrew language has no word for ‘faith’. In Modern Hebrew we use the word Emunah, but if you look up Emunah in a Hebrew-English Dictionary, the primary meaning is listed as ‘trust’. So what is the connection between faith and trust, are they synonyms?
Faith is usually used when referring to God, yet Psalm 27 which is recited during the High Holiday period, is usually translated as “trust in the Lord”. Trust is usually used when referring to people (i.e. I trust my car mechanic) but faithfulness is considered an important part of any intimate relationship. (Click to read the full article in Kol Bet Am)
We recently read from the Parsha, Emor. It contains many laws about the priests of our community, the Kohanim. To this day, we have identified those among us who carry this special designation. However, our entire people Israel have been exhorted by God to be a “nation of priests and a holy congregation.” We look to our priests for insight as to how to achieve this goal. Our midrashim teach us that there are five attributes a Kohane Gadol must have. They are:
1) Wisdom. The High Priest would perform the avoda service as the representative of all. The quality that mattered above all for this task was greatness in Torah. (Click to read the full article in Kol Bet Am)
July 3
Shabbat Eve....................7:30 pm July 4
Shabbat Morning (Chukat/Balak) 9:15 am
Mincha ........................8:15 pm July 10
Shabbat Eve ...................7:30 pm July 11
Shabbat Morning (Pinchas)......9:15 am
Mincha.........................8:15 pm July 17
Shabbat Eve ...................7:30 pm July 18
Shabbat Morning (Matot/Masei). 9:15 am
Mincha ........................8:15 pm July 24
Shabbat Eve....................7:30 pm July 25
Shabbat Morning (Devarim)......9:15 am
Mincha ........................8:15 pm July 29
Erev Tisha B’Av services at
Ahavat Torah Stoughton.........7:30 pm July 30
Tisha B’Av services at
Temple Beth Am.................6:45 am July 31
Shabbat Eve....................7:30 pm August 1
Shabbat Morning (Va’etchanan)..9:15 am
Mincha.........................8:00 pm August 7
Shabbat Eve....................7:30 pm August 8
Shabbat Morning (Ekev) ........9:15 am
Mincha ........................8:00 pm August 14
Shabbat Eve....................7:30 pm August 15
Shabbat Morning (Re’eh)........9:15 am
Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Finer
Mincha ........................7:45 pm August 21
Shabbat Eve....................7:30 pm August 22
Shabbat Morning (Shoftim)......9:15 am
Mincha ........................7:30 pm August 28
Shabbat Eve....................7:30 pm August 29
Shabbat Morning (Ki Tetze).....9:15 am
Mincha ........................7:15 pm
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Weekday Morning Minyan.......6:45 am
Weekday Evening Minyan.......7:30 pm
Sunday Morning Minyan........8:30 am
