Category Archives: Love

Sabbath Meditation: Almsgiving

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Derek Leman

I hope you are preparing a beautiful table, as we are at the Leman house. We are laying ours with a burgundy table cloth tonight and using our Jerusalem candlesticks. The few moments you take to make your Sabbath meal … Continue reading →

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Lashon Hara, Part 3

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Derek Leman

This topic of Lashon Hara is particularly capturing my heart and attention right now. I want to be better prepared for the High Holidays this year. I want my life to exhibit fruit, to be a good tree bearing good … Continue reading →

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Sabbath Meditation, Picking You Up Off the Floor

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Derek Leman

Shalom all, Shabbat is approaching. If you are Jewish or Torah-observant, I hope your table is lovely and your family or your guests are ready to meet with God at the dinner table. For my Christian friends who do not … Continue reading →

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A Hasidic Parable on Love

Posted on January 7, 2007 by Derek Leman

Well, I’m studying for my final exam in “Shaping Messianic Jewish Theology,” an online course offered by the Messianic Jewish Theological Institute (mjti.org). I’m going back over some things we read in Michael Wyschogrod’s The Body of Faith (full of … Continue reading →

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