Articles from Rabbi Amy Eilberg

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an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping

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A navigation system for life’s journey

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg March 7, 2019

In a 1902 painting, Moses addresses Pharaoh before his court

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Overturning an unjust regime? This week’s Torah portion has a lot to say.

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 10, 2019

"Isaac and Abimilech Swear an Oath of Friendship to Each Other," from the 1728 "Figures de la Bible"

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The Torah’s model for civil discourse

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg November 8, 2018

Eilberg and one other stand with their backs to us, looking at a metal plinth

Reeling from my journey into America’s ugly past

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 24, 2018October 24, 2018

"Moses Speaks to the Children of Israel" by Hartwell James, 1905

The death of a friend made me think: How will I make the most of my short time?

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg September 13, 2018

Silhouette of someone shouting into a megaphone

What Torah can tell us about the cruelty of social media

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 20, 2018August 21, 2018

Protesters at a Jewish rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in New York City demonstrate against the government’s border separation policy, June 21, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Ben Sales)

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As we mourn on Tisha B’Av, look to Isaiah’s vision of a healed nation

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 19, 2018July 26, 2018

The names of lynching victims are inscribed on weathered steel columns that hang from the ceiling at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo/JTA-Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post-Getty Images)

When we allow social injustice to continue, we steal from God

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 25, 2018

From Isaac Abravanel's haggadah, published in Altona, Germany, 1763. (Photo/Flickr-Library and Archives of Canada CC BY 2.0)

The haggadah tells us to work for the liberation of all

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg March 29, 2018April 2, 2018

A makeshift memorial erected in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., days after the shooting that left 17 students and teachers dead, Feb. 18, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Joe Raedle-Getty Images)

To fight for gun control, learn to understand the other side

by Rabbi Amy Eilberg February 26, 2018February 26, 2018