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[email protected] From the Rabbi’s Desk Religious Services I begin this sermon with a verse from the Book of Proverbs that is both engaging and a bit unusual. Proverbs 24:26 Saturday, March 2, 10:00 a.m. Torah Portion: Vayak'hel tells us, “An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.” Exodus 35:1-38:20 What is the relationship between an honest answer and a Haftarah: II Kings 11:17-12:17 kiss on the lips. Our sages offer both insight and explana- tion... Friday, March 8, 6:00 p.m. First they say, Just as a kiss on the lips is relatively rare, Torah Portion: Pekudei so too it is relatively rare to hear completely true and Exodus 38:21-40:38 Haftarah: I Kings 7:51-8:21 honest answer. 2. Just as the kiss on the lips means more than the kiss on the cheek, even Saturday, March 16, 10:00 a.m. so an honest answer is a mark of true sincerity and personal integrity. Torah Portion: Vayikra 3. Just as a kiss on the lips can be and should be deeply satisfying to the Leviticus 1:1-5:26 heart, even so an honest answer is satisfying to the soul. Haftarah: I Samuel 15:1-34 Friday, March 22, 6:00 p.m. This verse not only underscores the wisdom of Scripture, but also speaks to Torah Portion: Tzav the social and political atmosphere in which we find ourselves right Leviticus 6:1-8:36 now...today.