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Sermon

3 years ago • Jan 2, 2021

Summoning Strength

By
Rabbi David Kasher

Shabbat Vayehi Sermon. As we close out a supremely difficult year, we are also finishing the first book of the Torah. It’s time to move forward, to start a new chapter. But before we do, there are three words we need to practice saying – to each other, and to ourselves.