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Boring, Anti-Semitic, Self-Indulgent: It's the Oscars!
Exactly a year ago, I wrote a column about how the Academy Awards had lost all sense of what is ethical, as those in attendance cheered....

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Mar 36 min read
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The RFK Jr I know is a unifier, and just proved it
I was blessed to get to know Bobby Kennedy before he decided to run for President, when we were introduced by mutual friends...

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Aug 26, 20245 min read
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On This Anniversary of the Six-Day War, What Can We Learn to Save the West?
Fifty-seven years ago this week and against all odds, Israel won the Six-Day War against the united Arab nations.

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Jun 5, 20246 min read
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To Win This War, We Cannot Be Distracted by the New York Times
A recent New York Times article goes into detail about the financial machinations of Hamas over the last decade,...

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Dec 16, 20233 min read
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What Are You Dedicated to? 8 Lights in the Darkness of Today's World
We are currently in the midst of the holiday of Hanukkah, a holiday of celebrating light over darkness.

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Dec 8, 20235 min read
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Vayelech - Strength & Courage in the Face of Loss
Aware that he is about to die, Moses appoints Joshua as his successor in front of all the people.

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Sep 30, 20224 min read
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Shoftim: Pursuing True Justice
Have you ever wondered how it can be true that “two Jews equals three opinions, four rabbis, and five synagogues”?

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Sep 2, 20223 min read
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Matot/Masei: Our Word is Our Bond
As discussed earlier, although there are 54 Torah portions, there are only 50 or 51 Shabbats per year, and that doesn’t count those Shabbats

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Jul 28, 20224 min read
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Emor: Ethical Leadership Through Service
This week’s commentary is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai...

Rabbi Michael Barclay
May 12, 20225 min read
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Pekudei: Eternal Change Through Physical Shifts
In this final reading in the Book of Exodus, there are two important biblical concepts that are as important today as they were over 3000...

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Mar 3, 20225 min read
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Ki Tisa: Stepping Towards Forgiveness
Idolatry. Sexual immorality. Murder. The description of the events of the Golden Calf in this week’s portion sound like the outline for...

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Feb 17, 20225 min read
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Terumah: How To Give a Gift
The first two lines of this Torah reading teach a valuable lesson we all need to remember in personal relationships: how to give a gift.

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Feb 4, 20224 min read
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Yitro: The Ultimate Wedding
“I am my Beloved’s, and my Beloved is mine” ---Song of Songs 6:3
For months and sometimes even years we prepare for our wedding day.

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Jan 20, 20224 min read
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Wolves and Sheepdogs in Colleyville
When I was ordained as a Rabbi, a speaker told our graduating class that we were now all “officers in God’s army.”

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Jan 17, 20224 min read
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Matot/Masei: Our Word is Our Bond
Although there are 54 Torah portions, there are only 50 or 51 Shabbats per year, and that doesn’t count those Shabbats that have special...

Rabbi Michael Barclay
Jul 8, 20214 min read
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