Author: rabbiwilliamt
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Jewish Spirituality in Parshat Va’etchanan
An exposition on the Spiritual Practice of Jewish Science Good evening, everyone, and welcome to B’nei Ruth’s inaugural Shabbat service (July 24, 2026). Thank you for being here. Since this…
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Our first Shabbat gathering
July 24 will be our first Kabbalat Shabbat service beginning at 7:30pm. We will meet on Zoom until we can find a location for regular meetings. A copy of the…
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Matot-Masei: Trusting God
Chapter 33 of Numbers records the various locations in which Israel wandered over the course of 40 years in the wilderness. It makes for some mind-numbing reading and leaves us…
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Patrilineal Descent – Parshat Emor
At the end of our portion, we read a story about a man described as the son of an Israelite woman and Egyptian man. This half-Israelite man gets into a…
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The Torah of the Heart – Parshat Nitzavim
This week’s parsha is a climactic finale for the list of blessings and curses that accompany obedience and disobedience. The main point of this short parsha is a charge from…
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D’var Torah – Parshat Shemot
The book of Exodus begins with a brief history of how the Israelites became slaves in Egypt. The new Pharoah grew fearful of the “foreigners” living in his kingdom, forgetting…
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Ruth and Conversion
The book of Ruth is incredibly subversive, offering many situations that would undercut the force of the laws recorded in the Torah. Ruth is a Moabite, which is a nationality…
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Welcome
As I begin organizing this community, I wish to extend my warmest welcome to everyone. Please stay tuned for updates, musings, essays, and sermons.
B'nei Ruth: Community for Applied Judaism 