The Covenant February 2021 VOLUME 63 ISSUE 4 Kabbalat Shabbt Worship 1.1.2021 Inside This Issue The Two Hearts of Jews By RABBI PAUL F. COHEN The assumption Editor's Note............................. 2 Senior Rabbi that Torah makes
[email protected] for us is that once Perspective: Dr. Scott Levin....... 2 we acknowledge Dear Friends, God, the next step Monthly Mensch.......................3 is loving God. Now Judaism as a religion is almost completely this is a love like Checking in: Spiritual Life.......... 4 free of dogma. Quite remarkable though no other. We are not surprising given the adage: “Two Jews, not talking about Social Justice.............................. 4 three opinions.” The closest we come to a romantic love or the dogmatic statement of faith are the words love we have for Weekly Torah Portions............. 4 of the Shema taken from the book of our families. We are Deuteronomy 6:4. “Hear O Israel, Adonai is talking about a love BOOK-OPENSisterhood Book Club............... 5 our God, Adonai is One.” We declare to one that is all encompassing as it is experienced another that we are in relationship with God in our following God’s instructions. This Checking in: Commumications.. 6 and that God is One. love is a result of full effort: heart, soul, and might. CATCH: Teen Depression............ 7 Though this is a statement of faith, it is not definitive. Each of us, as we read this I want to explore the aspect of “heart” love בל microphoneQ&A with Pamela Schuller..........8 ourselves and in community, understands of God. The Hebrew word for heart is these words in a unique and personal way.