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Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan lives and works in Berkeley, California. He can be reached at [email protected].

“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

A good answer to a cheeky question: If God is perfect, how can God create?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan October 7, 2022October 7, 2022
Leonard Cohen in Nashville in 1968. (Photo/JTA-Tony Vaccaro-Getty Images)
Posted inTorah

What are these Shabbats of Solace? Let Leonard Cohen explain.

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan August 19, 2022August 18, 2022
Detail from "The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram" by Gustave Doré, 1865
Posted inColumns

Don’t sleep through the rebellion

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan July 1, 2022June 30, 2022
Chelm is a town known in European Jewish folklore as a community of holy fools. (Illustration/F. Halperin's "Khakme Khelm," Warsaw, 1926)
Posted inColumns

We cannot teach Torah by avoiding portions we don’t like

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
"The Two Priests Are Destroyed" by James Tissot, ca. 1900, shows Nadav and Avihu being struck down in this week's Torah portion, Shemini.
Posted inTorah

Why is the Rabbi of Chelm contemplating the Indigo Girls?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan March 25, 2022March 24, 2022
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inTorah

Our hands and heads held high, let’s scale those spiritual heights

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan February 4, 2022February 4, 2022
"Jacob's Last Moments" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

If I blend my plea to God, does that make it a mixed blessing?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan December 17, 2021December 16, 2021
"The Burial of Sarah" by Gustave Dore
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The death of Sarah is the Torah at its most relatable

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan October 29, 2021October 28, 2021
A mural memorializing George Floyd in Minneapolis by Xena Goldman, Cadex Herrera and Greta McLain. (Photo/Lorie Shaull vai Flickr)
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This week is Shabbat Shuvah — a time to practice creative discomfort

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan September 10, 2021September 10, 2021
a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
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Without visiting, can you really know Israel?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 4, 2021June 3, 2021

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