As part of our human nature, we begin a new year with great optimism and hope, though experience has taught us that there is no year that does not contain its share of problems. And some of the challenges that we may face, the very severe ones, are not given to easy solutions. Nevertheless, that in no way dampens our hopes for a year of goodness, success, health and accomplishment. We are also aware that the old year left us a residue of unsolved issues. There are dangerous situations and clouded vision regarding our future and what actions should be taken to safeguard that future. The dividing line between the old year and the new year is marked on the calendar but in the reality,…

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HAAZINU

In reality, the first word of this week’s prophetic song/parsha in encompasses the entire message of this Torah portion.
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Moshe demands that somehow we pay attention and hear the message that he is imparting.  Good hearing will eventually lead to good choices and a productive life. It is no wonder that the Talmud includes those who cannot hear in the list of people who cannot really be held responsible for their actions and behavior.
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This week’s parsha encompasses all of Jewish history, past, present and future. One of the ideas that Midrash teaches us is that the sound of the shofar heard at Mount Sinai 4700 years ago still reverberates and sounds throughout all of the ages.
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Though there are many new technological gadgets that are available to block out background noise, it is a shame that we have not yet devised such a gadget for our spiritual and intellectual hearing faculties as well.
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The season of the year when Haazinu is read in the synagogue coincides with the great goals of repentance, positive living and spiritual renewal. Therefore the command of Moshe to listen carefully and attentively to the words of the Torah and to the choices presented before us is most timely and relevant to our life and the world around us.
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Shabbat shalom
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Parshat Haazinu – Erev Yom Kippur 5776 Newsletter – Rabbi Berel Wein http://conta.cc/1FpVHpr 

Schriftsteller Walter Benjamin – Vor 75 Jahren: Freitod aus Angst vor der Gestapo http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/schriftsteller-walter-benjamin-freitod-aus-angst-vor-der.871.de.html?dram:article_id=332243 …

Dass Benjamin, als Jude, Kommunist und Intellektueller von den Nationalsozialisten verfolgt und seit 1933 in Paris in der Emigration lebend, an eine nicht nur äußerliche, sondern auch innerliche Grenze gestoßen war, wusste er selbst.

Öst.Jüdisches Museum ‏@JewishMuseumAT  

Wir laden Sie sehr herzlich ein zu einem vielfältigen Programm in der Langen Nacht der Museen am 3. Oktober 2015: http://ojm.at/lndm15 

Neu im #Kino: Der israelische Publikumserfolg #AmEndeeinFest behandelt Themen wie Altwerden u Sterbehilfe mit Humor http://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/article/view/id/23414 …

As traffic stops for ‪#‎YomKippur‬, Israelis in Tel Aviv express their prayer for the year ahead in an interesting way! pic.twitter.com/wQrWBi46yD

Murat sefimizle kahvalti büfemiz hazir…

UNICEF announces new plea to support refugees http://bit.ly/1LHGi55 

Die ersten Schritte vom Krieg in ein neues Leben http://kurier.at/meinung/blogs/asyltagebuch/die-ersten-schritte-vom-krieg-in-ein-neues-leben/155.097.643#.VghlCMyV5qw.twitter … via @KURIERat

Familie Hamdun hat in Österreich Asyl bekommen und erzählt, wie es jetzt weitergeht.

Stationen einer Flucht. Wir haben mit Schülerinnen und Schülern gemeinsam mit Flüchtlingen über Vorurteile und Ängste diskutiert – in einer Straßenbahn.

The newest chapter in unwilling/unable — custom by scholarly fiat. http://opiniojuris.org/2015/09/25/a-broad-consensus-of-between-two-and-four-states/ … #drones #syria @just_security

Really, really excellently written. Hard to read, but also hard to put down. I’m very thankful to li http://pinterest.com/pin/117726977736596682/ …

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„Thousands continue to flee wars&cross borders in search for a new life in safety“ @Refugees unhcr.org
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CORRECTED: Parshat Haazinu – Erev Yom Kippur 5776- Rabbi Berel Wein http://conta.cc/1FpXLxD 

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Chag sameach
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