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Virginia blogs on general stuff a vspatz.net and more Jewish topics at "A Song Every Day. Manages WeLuvBooks.org. CommunitythruCovid.com is on hiatus.

Planting Trees, Stretching Glitter

October 29, 2021November 10, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

The planting of an orchard, or center of hospitality, could be a whole episode, or maybe an entire series, in a serial story. Within the plot-heavy Torah portion Vayera, ([“And he saw”]: Gen 18:1-22:24 — see My Jewish Learning), however, this bit of narrative can be easily overlooked or dismissed -- it seems so small, … Continue reading Planting Trees, Stretching Glitter

Reading Wrong

October 27, 2021October 28, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

If we start with the intention of learning to build community, how will the questions we ask of Torah change?

Structure and Blessing

October 21, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

Short note on a connecting root shared by birah and berakha.

Across and Afire

October 20, 2021October 29, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

An individual perceived a structure aglow and asked: "Is no one in charge?" God responds: "We are!"

Bent Word of the Week

October 15, 2021October 21, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

In the spirit of noticing words with a meaning related to "bending," here are some notes on the root bet-reish-chaf (barakh; berekh)

Purposes and Purpose: Ecclesiastes and Babel

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

This post looks at the contrast between "every purpose" and "common purpose" in Ecclesiastes and the Babel story and some related matters of language and poetry.

Faith Resources from Gender Spectrum

October 1, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

Among the many useful resources at Gender Spectrum, is this set of responses to "clobber passages" in sacred text, Jewish and Christian. https://www.genderspectrum.org/articles/faith-resources-clobber

Every Purpose, Everywhere, All Day, All Genders

September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

Our brains tend to create a continuum of experience between birth and death, laughing and weeping. Why, then, are we stuck with the binary, with no spectrum, when it comes to male and female?

What God Has Twisted: Sukkot Addendum

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

"Who can straighten what God has twisted?" The Book of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), which many communities read during the Shabbat of Sukkot or at other points during the festival, tells us: Consider God’s doing! Who can straighten what [God] has twisted? So in a time of good fortune enjoy the good fortune; and in a time … Continue reading What God Has Twisted: Sukkot Addendum

Haazinu: Crooked, Twisted, Bent, and Wet

September 22, 2021September 24, 2021 ~ vspatz ~ Leave a comment

Maybe crookedness is, contrary to Moses' perception, part of how we survive, retain, and share essential aspects of Torah and divinity.

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