Weekly reflections on the Gospel proclaimed, offering interpretations approached with humility — attentive to the text, accountable to its demands, and aware of their own limits.
A Special Pascha Essay—Part One of Five The room is close and warm. Twelve men have gathered in Jerusalem—a city swollen beyond its seams with pilgrims, the air thick with smoke from the Temple courts, the sounds of an ancient festival pressing through every wall. Their teacher rises from the table. He removes his outer […]
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“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
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“Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear
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“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you
Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your
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“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord. But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is G-d’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it
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What if the commandments were never meant to be permanent—not because they were flawed, but because they were successful? What if they were meant to be outgrown—not discarded, but fulfilled? The law says ‘do not murder.’ But a person who has truly internalized Torah doesn’t refrain from murder. They have become the kind of person
Jesus said to is disciples:“You are the salt of the earth.But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?It is no longer good for anythingbut to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.You are the light of the world.A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.Nor do they light a lamp and
Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn,for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek,for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful,for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the
