Articles from Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon

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"The Numbering of the Israelites," engraving by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, mid-19th century

Torah

Count us in: Jews must stand up with pride

by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 6, 2019

Screenshot from "Period. End of Sentence.," a documentary about women in rural India

Women must be free from stigma. Period.

by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 11, 2019

"The Holy of Holies" from the 1890 Holman Bible

What we can learn from the Temple’s ‘eternal incense’

by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon February 14, 2019

“Jacob’s Body Is Taken to Canaan” by James Tissot, 1902

Torah

Hoping through the tears as a new year dawns

by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

Isaac embraces Abraham by Otto Adolph Stemler, early 20th century

Torah

Leonard Cohen’s take on Abraham and Isaac hits the right note

by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon October 25, 2018

Torah

Can Jewish history be reduced to a single line?

by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 30, 2018August 30, 2018

Pinchas gets a little stabby in this week's Torah portion. But does the Torah say that's OK?

Torah

Does the Torah sanction acts of zealotry?

by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 5, 2018July 5, 2018

The Liberty Bell, currently on display at the Liberty Bell Center in Philadelphia, includes an inscription from Behar, this week's Torah portion. (Photo/National Parks Service)

The liberty to acquire possesions is not liberty at all

by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 11, 2018

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Take this week’s Torah portion with a literal grain of salt

by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 16, 2018