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    • Israel according to the Torah (Numbers 34:1-2, Ezekiel 47:13-20)

    • These are the boundaries of the Land of Israel as promised by God to the Israelites, according to the Torah (Numbers 34:1-15, and Ezekiel 47:13-23). Notice in Ezekiel the explicit provision [highlighted in yellow] for Resident Aliens. Residents Aliens (Ger Toshav) are to be allowed to live in the land (note that elsewhere in the Torah there are proivisions about what Commandments the Ger Toshav must follow). (Numbers 34:1-15) The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Command the Israelites, and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan, defined by its boundaries), your south sector shall extend from the wilderness of Zin along the side of Edom. Your southern boundary shall begin from the end of the Dead Sea on the east; your boundary shall turn south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and cross to Zin, and its outer limit shall be south of Kadesh-barnea; then it shall go on to Hazar-addar, and cross to Azmon; the boundary shall turn from Azmon to the Wadi of Egypt, and its termination shall be at the Sea. For the western boundary, you shall have the Great Sea and its coast; this shall be your western boundary. This shall be your northern boundary: from the Great Sea you shall mark out your line to Mount Hor; from Mount Hor you shall mark it out to Lebo-hamath, and the outer limit of the boundary shall be at Zedad; then the boundary shall extend to Ziphron, and its end shall be at Hazar-enan; this shall be your northern boundary. You shall mark out your eastern boundary from Hazar-enan to Shepham; and the boundary shall continue down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the boundary shall go down, and reach the eastern slope of the sea of Chinnereth; and the boundary shall go down to the Jordan, and its end shall be at the Dead Sea. This shall be your land with its boundaries all around. Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe; for the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral houses and the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral houses have taken their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manasseh; the two tribes and the half-tribe have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.  (NRSV) (Ezekiel 47:13-23) Thus says the Lord GOD: These are the boundaries by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. You shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance. This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to Zedad, Berothah, Sibraim (which lies between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-enon, which is north of the border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This shall be the north side. On the east side, between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar. This shall be the east side. On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, from there along the Wadi of Egypt to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side. On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side. So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who reside among you and have begotten children among you. They shall be to you as citizens of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. In whatever tribe aliens reside, there you shall assign them their inheritance, says the Lord GOD. (NSRV)

    • Italian Jewish Cultural Center of Calabria

    • We'd like to highlight for our readers the existence of the Italian Jewish Cultural Center of Calabria. It is led by Rabbi Barbara Aiello (originally from the USA). Rabbi Aiello is the first female rabbi in Italy and a leader in the Progressive Judaism movement there. She has been instrumental in leading efforts in Italy and the US to enable people with Jewish ancestry to re-aquaint themselves with their Judaism.   Here is a excerpt from her web page http://www.rabbibarbara.com/index.html : Pluralistic Judaism in Calabria & Sicily Following a successful rabbinate in southwest Florida, Rabbi Barbara Aiello was named spiritual leader of Synagogue Lev Chadash in Milan, the first Progressive/liberal synagogue in Italy.As the first Progressive and first woman rabbi in Italy her appointment marked the official beginning of the liberal Jewish movement in Italy.Since her arrival in 2004, Rabbi Barbara has assisted in the organization and growth of the Progressive movement by serving chavurot in Florence, Rome, Padova and as rabbinic advisor to Chavurah Or Chadash in Turin, where she led the first ever Progressive Rosh HaShanah service in an Italian synagogue.      Rabbi Barbara Aiello Click here for more: http://www.rabbibarbara.com/about_us.html        The staff@beta-gershom.org

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  • Welcome to this Group: Testimonials - The Return to Sinai. Whether you identify as a Jew or as a Gentile, coming to terms with one's Jewishness is undoubtedly a personal transformation of seismic proportions. Millions of descendants of Jewish intermarriage wrestle with what it all means and where the journey will take them. Know that you are not alone. But know also that your own experiences can provide much needed light and encouragement for those just now starting on their journey. With that in mind, we have started a new section in our community section: "Testimonials: The Return to Sinai". It's about finding our Jewish roots; how we started and how we got to where we are. Please take a look at the testimonials that others have written thus far. More importantly, if you have a story that you believe will help others, then post it. Simply click on "join this group" and then click on "add a blog post" on the right side of this page. Thanks for sharing! The staff.
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