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"Jacob Sees Esau Coming to Meet Him," James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns

Self-preservation and compassion collide in competing readings of this week’s Torah portion

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 13, 2019December 17, 2019
From "Jacob Tells Laban that He Will Work for Rachel," woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860
Posted inTorah

Refraining from public shaming can save a life, literally

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan December 6, 2019December 6, 2019
Leonard Nimoy as Spock in an episode of "Star Trek."
Posted inTorah

To boldly go where courageous Jews have gone before

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg November 29, 2019November 27, 2019
Detail from "Abraham's Servant Meets Rebecca" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

The deep meaning of the Torah’s first great love story

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon November 21, 2019November 21, 2019
Sodom and Gomorrah in the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493, with Lot's wife (center) already transformed into a pillar of salt.
Posted inTorah

Taking a stand can define you (hopefully not as a pillar of salt)

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton November 15, 2019November 14, 2019
Painting: “Noah’s Ark on the Mount Ararat,” oil on panel, Simone de Myle, 1570. Collage: J. Staff
Posted inLocal Voice

The tweets of Twitter vs. the chirps of Torah

Ben Kramarz by Ben Kramarz November 6, 2019
“Noah’s Ark on the Mount Ararat” by Simone de Myle, 1570
Posted inTorah

What makes a righteous person?

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman November 1, 2019October 31, 2019
Detail from "Adam and Eve Driven From Paradise" by James Tissot, 1900
Posted inTorah

Adam and Eve — and why we control our own morality and destiny

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 24, 2019October 24, 2019
(Photo/Flickr-zeevzeev CC BY 2.0)
Posted inTorah

In the sukkah, as in life, we are both vulnerable and safe

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 18, 2019October 24, 2019
David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel, declaring independence beneath a large portrait of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism
Posted inTorah

‘Tsur Israel’ is more than a nod to God. It’s a moral exhortation.

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan October 11, 2019October 10, 2019

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