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Parshat Kedoshim: The True Meaning of Tzedakah

Parshat Kedoshim: The True Meaning of TzedakahLeviticus 19:36 מֹ֧אזְנֵי צֶ֣דֶק אַבְנֵי־צֶ֗דֶק אֵ֥יפַת צֶ֛דֶק וְהִ֥ין צֶ֖דֶק יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם אֲנִי֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ You shall have an honest balance, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I the Lord am your God who freed you from the land of Egypt. Imagine yourself at a busy market 2000…

Parshat Acharei Mot: Starts With You

Parshat Acharei Mot: Starts With YouLeviticus 16:6 וְהִקְרִ֧יב אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶת־פַּ֥ר הַחַטָּ֖את אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וְכִפֶּ֥ר בַּעֲד֖וֹ וּבְעַ֥ד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ Aaron is to offer his own bull of sin offering, to make expiation for himself and for his household. In the detailed Yom Kippur ceremony described in this Torah Portion, it is Aaron’s job to request forgiveness on behalf of the whole people of…

Passover: Saw you in Egypt From the Passover Haggadah

Passover: Saw you in Egypt From the Passover Haggadah בְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר חַיָּב אָדָם לִרְאוֹת אֶת עַצְמוֹ כְאִלּוּ הוּא יָצָא מִמִּצְרַיִם In each and every generation a person must view themselves as though they personally left Egypt On seder night we relive the exodus through the magic of the seder, experiencing the feeling of redemption for ourselves, imparting the memory of the exodus to the next generation. To see oneself as if they were personally taken…

“Passover days 7 and 8.”: Running Toward

“Passover days 7 and 8.”: Running TowardExodus 14:15 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מַה־תִּצְעַ֖ק אֵלָ֑י דַּבֵּ֥ר אֶל־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְיִסָּֽעוּ׃ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward! The Beginning of Passover marks the moment we left Egypt, the moment we left our lives as slaves behind. For six days we ran away,…

Parshat Metzorah: Nerves

Parshat Metzorah: NervesLeviticus 14:35 וּבָא֙ אֲשֶׁר־ל֣וֹ הַבַּ֔יִת וְהִגִּ֥יד לַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּנֶ֕גַע נִרְאָ֥ה לִ֖י בַּבָּֽיִת׃ The owner of the house shall come and tell the Kohen, saying, “Something like a plague has appeared in my house.” A German, a Frenchman, and a Jew are walking in a desert. The German man exclaims, “I am so thirsty! I must have some beer!”…

Parshat Tazria: The Gossip Challenge

Parshat Tazria: The Gossip ChallengeLeviticus 13:46 כׇּל־יְמֵ֞י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַנֶּ֥גַע בּ֛וֹ יִטְמָ֖א טָמֵ֣א ה֑וּא בָּדָ֣ד יֵשֵׁ֔ב מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה מוֹשָׁבֽוֹ׃ The person shall be impure as long as the disease is present. Being impure, that person shall dwell apart, in a dwelling outside the camp. This week we read about an unfortunate biblical affliction called Tzara’at. This illness is unlike any other.…

Parshat Shmini: The Other Other White Meat

Parshat Shmini: The Other Other White MeatLeviticus 11:21 אַ֤ךְ אֶת־זֶה֙ תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ מִכֹּל֙ שֶׁ֣רֶץ הָע֔וֹף הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֑ע אֲשֶׁר לא כְרָעַ֙יִם֙ מִמַּ֣עַל לְרַגְלָ֔יו לְנַתֵּ֥ר בָּהֵ֖ן עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ But these you may eat among all the winged swarming things that walk on fours: all that have, above their feet, jointed legs to leap with on the ground. Let us take a moment to remember…

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B’nai Zion Congregation
923 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403
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Monday: Closed
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Autumn Clark, Office Manager: office@bzcongregation.com

Phone: 423.894.8900

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Wednesday Minyan
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