In an extract from his new book, Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson shows how language shapes our thinking
The festival, which begins on Saturday night, reminds us of the importance of educating our children
“He said to them, ‘Today I am 120 years old. I can no longer go or come, and the Lord said to me, ‘You shall not cross this Jordan’” Deuteronomy 31:2
“If there will be among you a needy person…you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not close your hand from your needy brother” Deuteronomy 15:7
Judaism is about what we stand for, not what we stand against
“You shall love your neighbour as yourself” – Leviticus 19:18
“When a man from [among] you brings a sacrifice to the Lord; from animals, from cattle or from the flock, you shall bring your sacrifice” Leviticus 1:2
“But if the servant says, “I love my master, I will not go free…His master…shall bring him to the doorpost and pierce his ear” Exodus 21:5
“He went out to his brothers and looked on their suffering” Exodus 2:1
“Because you have wrestled with God and man and you have prevailed” Genesis 32:29
“And he (Abram) believed in the Lord, and He counted it for righteousness” Genesis 15:6
He was the father of Jewish outreach - and this is what guided him
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