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A view of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 17, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Emil Lippe-Getty Images)
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In a time of crisis, set aside resentments and rouse your better angels 

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon January 27, 2022January 27, 2022
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
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Shifting focus from everyday anxieties opens us to encounters with God

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 21, 2022January 20, 2022
“Lamentations Over the Death of the First-Born of Egypt” by Charles Sprague Pearce, 1877
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Midnight can be the moment that changes the course of history

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf January 7, 2022January 6, 2022
"Moses Speaks to Pharaoh" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Are you like Jacob — wrestling to understand things?

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf November 19, 2021November 18, 2021

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