Magash HaKesef

Standing on the shoulders of giants, reaching for the stars.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Parashat Va'era: Heschel, King and the Legacy of Hardened Hearts

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A sermon given at Congregation Temple Emanu-El , Reno, NV: Friends, at the first conference on religion and race, the main participants we...
Friday, January 13, 2012

Walking by Revelation/Stopping to Witness Revelation

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Every day upon entering the Jewish Theological Seminary, I walk under the institution's seal, an imprint of the burning bush from Sh’mot...
Thursday, January 5, 2012

A "closed parasha" during a week of chaos in the Holy Land

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Finding the beginning of Parashat Vayechi is a harder task than any other parasha in the Torah. It is the only parasha that does not have ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Yehuda: A model of Teshuva

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We left Yehuda last week in Parashat Miketz swearing to his father that he would return with Binyamin in tow. He swears to Yaakov that if h...
Saturday, December 17, 2011

S'rugim comes to Reno

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Judah's Narrative Journey throughout the Joseph Story

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For the next four weeks we will read about Joseph. His ego, his clothes, his dreams, his family relationships, his engagement with power. In...
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Jewish Geography 2.0

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I recently attempted to publish my greatest contribution to society on Wikipedia. They didn't find my post worthy, though. They told m...
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Zachary Silver
The above picture is of Benedict Spinoza, perhaps the most famous excommunicated Jew in history. Certainly top 5. While in Amsterdam, I decided he needed a hat. This blog will give me the opportunity to flesh out many of my thoughts. But let's keep this dynamic. Let me hear feedback. Glad that's settled. Want to contact me? zsilver@alumni.upenn.edu
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