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TEXAS JEWISH POST #SINCE 1947
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Camp, the Women's Fund of
Western Massachusetts, the
Rabbinic Assembly and Wil-
liams College, among many
others. Her work focuses on the
capacity we all have to thrive —
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Dr. Sirois was trained at the
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from the Massachusetts School
of Professional Psychology in
1993.
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Committee members in-
clude: Ava Beleck, Rhoda
Bernstein, Loretta Causey
Elizabeth Cohen, Jane Cohen,
Jennifer Daley, Gail Granek,
Linda Hochster, Etty Horowitz,
Shoshana Howard, Rebecca Is-
gur, Randee Kaitcer, Karen Ka-
plan, Marcia Kurtz, Linda Lavi,
Susan Luskey, Posy McMillen,
Carol Minker, Melissa Morgan,
Zoe Stein Pierce, Jennifer Rat-
ner, Naomi Rosenfield, Debby
Rice, Dolores Schneider, Louise
Vermillion, Laurie Werner and
Margie Zentner.
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News and notes
Corrine Jacobson had a won-
derful five-day visit from her
children, Cindy and Steve Bond
of Marietta, Ga. They were able
to spend time with their life-
long friends, Cathy and Lenny
Herzfeld. Corrine was the fea-
tured guest speaker recently at
the Nortbside Baptist Church of
Weatherford when the church
held their annual dinner for
widows. Corrine presented ex-
cerpts from her book, "A Hand-
book for Widows."
Speedy recovery wishes to
Edythe Cohen, who is recover-
ing from surgery, and Sanford
Bogart, and we hear Rhoda Stry-
er is doing better.
LEWIN
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beginning with the command
of "Lech lecha," the narration
serves as a more important in-
dicator of what distinguished
Avraham from all other men
and what helped define him as
the first Jew.
At first glance, what distin-
guished Avraham was his ex-
traordinary recognition, his
intellect, his generosity, his cour-
age to stand alone in a world that
did not share his beliefs. While
outstanding achievements in
their own right, they may not
be as great as what he achieved
through the command of "Lech
lecha" — his willingness to fol-
low. In other words, by deleting
the buildup and beginning with
this sentence, perhaps the Torah
is trying to impress upon us that
the foundation of Judaism, and
of personal refinement, begins
not with our individual pursuits
and accomplishments (however
noble) but with the willingness
to take the journey and walk the
path that we are instructed.
To provide an analogy with
a relationship: Many times en-
thusiastic declarations of love,
insight into the feelings and
qualities of the other, etc., can
still be on our terms. The real
test of one's connection is the
willingness to listen to the
other's needs — when the de-
mand comes from the outside.
On this level, taking someone
to the opera and bringing them
a glass of water are on the same
JLI
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Lesson 5: The Gift of Life: The
Ethics of Organ Donation
Hundreds of thousands of
people find their lives hang-
ing in the balance as they hope
for the gift of life in the form
of a vital organ such as a heart,
lung or kidney. By receiving an
organ, they are literally given a
new lease on life. Yet there is a
tremendous shortage of avail-
able organs. Does Jewish law
allow the donation of organs,
either from a live donor or one
who is recently deceased? Might
it go further, actively encourag-
ing or even morally compelling
one to donate under certain cir-
cumstances? Conversely, if our
bodies are not our own, do we
even have the authority to give
a body part away? This lesson
provides a nuanced and com-
passionate look at the sensitive
ethical issues governing organ
donation.
Lesson 6: Rolling the Dice:
The Ethics of Medical
Experimentation
Often, people with rare or
incurable illnesses consider un-
tested experimental treatment,
gambling that they will be
cured. May one participate in
an experimental treatment with
no guarantee of success that
also has the danger of shorten-
ing life? Can we define the al-
lowable odds? Does it matter
that participating in this exper-
imental treatment will provide
important knowledge that will
be helpful in curing others? The
lesson considers other ethical
issues related to experimenta-
tion such as the ethics of stem
cell research.
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level. Likewise in a relationship
with G-d and spiritual pursuits,
there is a qualitative difference
between our individual accom-
plishments and recognition,
and our willingness to embrace
a more universal pledge. This
is the lesson that we can learn
from the opening words of this
parashab and the manner in
which we are introduced to our
forefather: The real virtue of
Avraham and the real connec-
tion that he possessed began not
with his investigation, but with
the initiative from above, the
command to leave his land and
his comfort zone, and with his
willingness to fulfill it.
Finally, we can also derive
something about this journey
from the words themselves. The
general message is that spiritual
accomplishment begins with
one's willingness to forgo the
trappings of the past, to ven-
ture beyond one's comfort zone
and to journey toward the un-
known. But the phrase "Lech le-
cha" is a grammatically peculiar
construction. The command is
translated as "Go" but the words
literally mean "Go to yourself."
The deeper meaning is that when
one begins any significant spiri-
tual journey, the ultimate goal
is not just to attain knowledge
or end up at a higher, previously
unknown destination but to
move closer and closer to one's
inner self. Hence the command
"Lech lecha: is a reverberating
obligation, not just to Avraham,
but to every Jew at every time.
As we read of his journey, we
must take it together with him
and uncover our roots.
Rabbi Dan Lewin is the director of the
Maayan Chai Foundation, a nonprofit orga-
nization. He hosts the Sinai Cafe, a series of
weekly Torah study classes at the JCC and in
the community. For more information, visit
maayanchai.org.
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