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Rabbi Joey Felsen

Rabbi Joey Felsen

Rabbi Joey Felsen is the founder and executive director of the Palo Alto-based Jewish Study Network. He teaches at JCCs in Palo Alto and Los Gatos, and is the founding board president of Meira Academy in Palo Alto.

Moses and Jethro in the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments"
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Advice to Moses still stands: Leaders must earn the trust of the people

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen February 13, 2025February 13, 2025
"Jacob Seeking the Forgiveness of Esau" by Jan Victors, 1652
Posted inTorah

You can retire from your career, but can’t stop serving God

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
"Noah's Ark" (1846) by Edward Hicks
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Is it possible that Noah was all ark and no might?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen October 31, 2024October 31, 2024
"The Gleaners" (engraving by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible)
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How the Torah addresses the atrocities of war, especially against women

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen September 12, 2024September 12, 2024
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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The Torah’s advice on leadership succession, political or otherwise

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 25, 2024July 25, 2024
Holocaust survivor Henry Greenbaum of Bethesda, Maryland, shows his concentration camp tattoo to visitors at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (Photo/Flickr/Department of Defense/Marvin Lynchard)
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You are significant as both an individual Jew and as part of the Jewish people

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen June 6, 2024June 6, 2024
Painting of two men and pyramids
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Shabbat HaGadol reminds Jews to do what is right, even when others object

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 18, 2024
Painting of the Golden Calf
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Why the Israelites really built the Golden Calf

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen February 29, 2024February 28, 2024
"Jacob Blesses His Sons" from "Figures de la Bible," 1728
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Jacob’s complicated blessings and rebukes for his sons

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 28, 2023
"Rebecca and Eliezer" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1660 — a scene from this week's Torah portion, Chayei Sarah.
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What kind of wife does Abraham have in mind for his son?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen November 9, 2023

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