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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
Posted inTisha B'Av

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
"The City of Refuge" by Charles Foster, 1897
Posted inTorah

Providing sanctuary for refugees is a Biblical imperative

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein July 29, 2022July 28, 2022
engraving of several women standing before moses, who is seated on a throne
Posted inTorah

In this week’s Torah portion, women stand up for their rights — and win

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
Balaam is stopped by an angel while on his way to curse the Israelites, as in this week's Torah portion, from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicles.
Posted inTorah

Judaism’s revolutionary approach to history

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg July 15, 2022July 14, 2022
“Moses Smiteth the Rock in the Desert,” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

So you’ve got this kind of miracle, and this kind, and … 

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 8, 2022July 7, 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
a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
Posted inJewish Life

How this lesser-known biblical character helped fulfill the Jewish people’s destiny

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon June 24, 2022June 23, 2022
The Rev. William Barber (left) and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chairs of the Poor People's Campaign, lead a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo/RNS-Jack Jenkins)
Posted inTorah

What the Torah has to say about the Poor People’s Campaign march this Shabbat

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

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