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A 19th-century painting of Purim partying in Tzfat, Israel (Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inTorah

Find an excuse to feel some collective Jewish joy

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler March 14, 2024March 14, 2024
"Friday Evening" by Isidor Kaufmann, 1920 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
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Shabbat candlelighting remains the most transformative Jewish action of all

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 7, 2024March 8, 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
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
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This week’s Torah portion wants us to loosen our grip on wealth

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg February 16, 2024February 16, 2024
From "Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law" by Rembrandt
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Even for newly liberated Israelites, freedom doesn’t exist in a vacuum

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein February 8, 2024April 1, 2024
"Moses on Mount Sinai" by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1895-1900
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Silence allows us to truly connect with God, Torah and ourselves

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg February 1, 2024February 1, 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
"Joseph Maketh Himself Known to His Brethren" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Joseph wins the game of life, even though it takes him a while to wise up

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan December 21, 2023December 21, 2023
a painting of two men seated speaking to each other
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How Joseph’s brothers moved past groupthink to see the suffering of the other

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 14, 2023December 14, 2023
"Joseph Reveals His Dream" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Choosing ‘senseless love’ over ‘senseless hatred’

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 7, 2023December 7, 2023

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