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Why isn't Wile E. Coyote falling? Because he hasn't looked down yet.
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Where the Jewish people’s enduring faith and optimism comes from

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg June 18, 2021June 17, 2021
Detail from "The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram" by Gustave Doré, 1865
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Unite for a positive cause, not against a common enemy

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen June 11, 2021June 10, 2021
a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
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Without visiting, can you really know Israel?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 4, 2021June 3, 2021
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What to make of those two  ‘flying nuns’ in the Torah

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 27, 2021
A person holds a Black Lives Matter flag during the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" protest against racism and police brutality, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Douliery-Pool-AFP via Getty Images)
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The Torah has a lot to say about privilege

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 21, 2021May 20, 2021
"The Israelites' encampment in the wilderness, guided by God in the form of a pillar of smoke" by J.J. Derghi, 1866
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Cultural conformity on the road to Canaan

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein May 13, 2021May 13, 2021
oil painting of girl in blue dress asleep on the ground
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This week’s Torah takeaway: Give yourself a needed rest

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf May 7, 2021May 10, 2021
Smoke from the sacrificial altar rises up from Jerusalem in this 1890 painting by James Tissot.
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Flamin’ hot take: The Torah’s notion of sacrifice isn’t outdated

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg April 30, 2021April 29, 2021
This week's Torah portion lists 74 laws, including the law of gleaning, which says that fallen crops must be left for widows and orphans, as seen in "Gleaners" by James Tissot.
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In the Torah’s ‘Holiness Code,’ justice must be served

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 23, 2021April 22, 2021
Based on detail from "Miriam Shut Out From The Camp" by James Tissot, ca. 1900, which shows a scene from this week's Torah portion.
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This week’s Torah portion offers insights on suicide 

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan April 16, 2021April 15, 2021

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