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Chelm is a town known in European Jewish folklore as a community of holy fools. (Illustration/F. Halperin's "Khakme Khelm," Warsaw, 1926)
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Live from Chelm: Online class provides some virtual wisdom from a mythical shtetl

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan August 14, 2020August 14, 2020
"The Circumcision of Isaac," Regensburg Pentateuch, ca. 1300
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In this week’s Torah portion, an exhortation to breathe deep and take a leap of faith

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 7, 2020August 6, 2020
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
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In our time of exile, we are not alone

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 31, 2020July 30, 2020
Black and white drawing of Moses.
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We can’t always be in control of our destiny

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein July 24, 2020July 30, 2020
a black and white engraving of a crowd of people marching through a dessert
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If you’re grateful, don’t just say it — you have to feel it, too

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg July 17, 2020July 16, 2020
engraving of several women standing before moses, who is seated on a throne
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A closer look at the heroism of the daughters of Zelophechad

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 10, 2020July 9, 2020
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.
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In this week’s Torah portion, the fine line between intention and action

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton July 3, 2020July 2, 2020
a painting of Joseph standing before Pharaoh and his courtiers
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Lessons from a Biblical leader who confronted climate change

Adam Cole by Adam Cole July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Detail from "The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram" by Gustave Doré, 1865
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Bad apples come from bad barrels

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 26, 2020June 25, 2020
Spiced Pomegranate Meringue Pie
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A pie and a sundae inspired by this week’s Torah portion

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer June 19, 2020

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