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"Moses Speaks to Pharaoh" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

You: No way could I pull that off. God: Oh yes you can!

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg December 31, 2021December 30, 2021
"Israel in Egypt" by Edward Poynter, 1867
Posted inTorah

Why did Pharaoh turn on the Jewish people?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 24, 2021December 23, 2021
"Jacob's Last Moments" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

If I blend my plea to God, does that make it a mixed blessing?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan December 17, 2021December 16, 2021
“Joseph Sold Into Egypt” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Try some forgiveness — ‘a grace too powerful to name’

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 10, 2021December 9, 2021
a lit menorah
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Why the ‘light’ Hanukkah story especially resonates in the darkness of today

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 3, 2021December 2, 2021
“Joseph Sold Into Egypt” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Can we ever truly ‘settle’ down? For Jacob, the challenges never end.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein November 26, 2021November 22, 2021
"Jacob Wrestling with the Angel" Gustave Doré, 1855
Posted inTorah

Are you like Jacob — wrestling to understand things?

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf November 19, 2021November 18, 2021
Detail from "Jacob and Rachel at the Well" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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How to change your reality from ‘no way’ to ‘I can do this’

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg November 12, 2021November 11, 2021
"Jacob Deceives Isaac" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Jacob lies to his dad — so why does our tradition call him a ‘Man of Truth’?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen November 5, 2021November 4, 2021
"The Burial of Sarah" by Gustave Dore
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The death of Sarah is the Torah at its most relatable

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan October 29, 2021October 28, 2021

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