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| Rekindling the Light of Sustaining Faith |
| 1/12/1996 |
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Credo
Today is the second day of Hanukkah, the Jewish "festival of lights". For eight nights we light the menorah - a candelabrum similar to that which once burnt in the Temple in Jerusalem - beginning with a single candle and each night adding an extra light. It is a simple, light-hearted festival, but beneath its surface is a complex story of history and hope. Hanukkah commemorates events more than 2,000 years ago, after the conquests of Alexander the Great. Israel came unde... |
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| Jewish New Year is a Time to Bless & Celebrate Life |
| 1/9/1996 |
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Credo
Six years ago, my family and I left home to take a sabbatical in Israel. We wanted a period of quiet before taking up the challenge of the Chief Rabbinate, so we went to Jerusalem in search of peace. Instead we found ourselves in the midst of the Gulf War. Thirty-nine times during those anxious weeks the sirens sounded, and we knew a Scud missile attack was on the way. We put on our gas masks, in case the missiles contained chemical warheads. We went into our sealed room, an... |
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| Rekindling the Light of Sustaining Faith |
| 1/3/1996 |
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Credo
On Wednesday night this week Jewish families will celebrate one of the oldest and still one of the most vivid forms of religious education. Passover is the festival of freedom. On it, we gather in our extended families and tell the story of how the Israelites left slavery in Egypt to begin their journey across the wilderness to the promised land. We do more than tell the story. We hand it on to the next generation. One of the most fascinating insights of the Hebrew Bible is ... |
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