What Constitutes a Community?
This week’s Torah portion is mainly about the Jubilee year. This was important in ancient times, because every 50 years …
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“God Does Not Tolerate Racism”
One of the astounding moments when studying Torah is turning to the portion in which the Revelation at Mt Sinai …
Learning To Lead
This week’s Torah portion, Beha’alotcha, has a lot to teach us about what it takes to be a communal leader. …
What is True?
The topic of truth has been in the news lately; this past week because of Michael Cohen, but it’s been …
“Give me your tired, your poor…”
As our weekly Torah readings take us into the book of Exodus and the suffering of the Children of Israel, …
What’s in a Name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” In William …
“These are the words…”
The book of Deuteronomy begins with the phrase ayleh d’varim, “these are the words that Moses spoke to all of …
Opening to the Mystery
We marked the beginning of this Shabbat on Friday the 13th which is generally considered an unlucky date. But in …
Balaam’s Crisis… and Ours
This week’s Torah portion tells of a king’s desire to curse the Children of Israel as they wandered in the …
New Ideas? Nah!
There is a fortune cookie message that I’ve taped to my fridge which reads, “One’s mind, once stretched by a …
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