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

‘Be strong and have courage!’ Torah’s rallying cry still echoes 

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 30, 2022September 29, 2022
Rebekah Erev, co-founder of the Queer Mikveh Project, blows the shofar at the first QMP mikvah event at the Albany Bulb in Albany, California, in 2015. (Photo/JTA-Chani Bockwinkel)
Posted inTorah

Repentance: Don’t make it a big deal. Just look inward and say what’s right

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg September 23, 2022September 22, 2022
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

How to turn Torah’s troubling curses into relevant, modern-day advice

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein September 16, 2022September 15, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Jan. 23, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inColumns

We have faced Amaleks like Putin forever, but with morality we can prevail

George Altshuler by George Altshuler September 9, 2022September 9, 2022
Moses at the Burning Bush by James Tissot
Posted inColumns

Friending God: how we keep each other close

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 2, 2022September 1, 2022
Activists hold signs calling on President Joe Biden to cancel student debt and not resume student loan payments outside the White House, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Paul Morigi-Getty Images for We, The 45 Million)
Posted inTorah

Wipe out everyone’s debt? Is the Torah serious about that?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen August 26, 2022August 25, 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
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
Posted inTorah

This week’s Torah portion invites us to renew our vow to keep love alive

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 12, 2022August 12, 2022
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
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Considering the state of America this Tisha B’Av, as we mourn ancient destruction

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 5, 2022August 3, 2022

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