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Torah

The "Brazen Serpent" sculpture by Giovanni Fantoni, which references a biblical event, atop Mount Nevo in modern-day Jordan. (Photo/Jerzy Strzelecki via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
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At times, the words of Torah transport us to a different level

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen September 21, 2023
The Binding of Isaac is shown at left in a section of the mosaic floor of the Beit Alfa synagogue in Israel.
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Why Reform Jews only hear once about binding of Isaac

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan September 14, 2023
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
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Moses keeps trying to save us from ourselves

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 7, 2023September 7, 2023
A structure on Mount Gerizim, a site associated with blessings in this week's Torah portion, seen in an 1881 illustration by Henry Fenn.
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The lengthy list of curses in Torah reflects our primal brain

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 31, 2023August 31, 2023
Israeli fans at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Sept. 5, 1972. (Photo/JTA-Klaus Rose-picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Can vengeance ever be justifiable? This week’s Torah portion raises tricky questions.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein August 24, 2023August 24, 2023
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
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Is the entire Torah an effort to explain this single line?

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf August 17, 2023
"King Solomon in Old Age" by Gustave Doré, 1866
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God offered Solomon one wish. What would you ask for?

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg August 10, 2023
Detail from “The Gathering of the Manna” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Manna taught the newly freed Israelites about Shabbat, and freedom

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen August 3, 2023August 3, 2023
A young girl clutches a friend during candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Feb. 15, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
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Are there wrong ways to comfort a mourner? Yes

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan July 27, 2023July 27, 2023
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
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The Torah’s blueprint for making a just rebuke heard

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 20, 2023July 20, 2023

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