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https://beitsimchatucson.org/blog/listen-1 "If we were truly listening could we close we ignore starving children around the world? Could we avoid the images of mass murder in Sudan?

"And, for that matter, if each of us was really listening, Shema, could any of us criticize a friend behind his back, or fail to help a woman in trouble?

"We know that our relationship with God is supposed to mirror our relationship with each other; earlier the Torah commanded us to love other people, and only now does it tell us to love God. You see, only after we have learned to listen to others, and to love them, can we come to listen to God, and so to love God. Only after we have taught ourselves to listen, can we truly love..."

Listen — Congregation Beit Simcha Sermon Parshat VaEtchanan/Nachamu 5786 Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon, Congregation Beit Simcha   A famous allegorical story from Israel.  A guy needs a camel to carry him across the Negev desert.  So he goes down to Beersheva to the used camel lot and picks out a big, strong

https://beitsimchatucson.org/blog/america-250-the-rights-and-responsibilities-of-freedom "The great American choice to keep government out of religion, and religion out of the government, and allow all its people freedom of belief and practice is perhaps the core American value. It has benefitted Jews, and all Americans, since 1776. Long may it continue to protect us all from the tyranny of governments that sponsor one religion…"

America 250: The Rights and Responsibilities of Freedom — Congregation Beit Simcha America 250: The Rights and Responsibilities of Freedom Rabbi Samuel M. Cohon, Congregation Beit Simcha, Tucson, AZ   Shabbat Shalom and happy 4th of July weekend, and mazal tov on the 250th birthday of America!  This weekend, of course, marks the 250th anniversary of the Decla

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