Month: July 2017

  • Isaiah 41

    by Rabbi Jeffrey Adler The first 39 chapters of Isaiah overwhelmingly contain rebuke for the chronic corruption of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, leading to the impending punishment of exile. While chapters 40-66 still contain some of this, there is more of a reminder of God’s heart for His people and assurance that, while…

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  • “We Wept When We Remembered Zion”

    by Rabbi Jeffrey Adler Psalm 137 carries a sorrowful statement of the grief felt by the people of Judah in response to the destruction of Jerusalem and subsequent exile. “By the rivers of Babylon, we wept when we remembered Zion. We hung up our harps…”  The Babylonian captors couldn’t understand this reluctance to sing and…

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