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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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As the new year approaches, we must turn away from indifference

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand September 13, 2019September 12, 2019
Statue of King David in Copenhagen by F.A. Jerichau
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The Torah on the importance of holding political leaders to high ethical standards

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman September 6, 2019September 5, 2019
A structure on Mount Gerizim, a site associated with blessings in this week's Torah portion, seen in an 1881 illustration by Henry Fenn.
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Judaism is tough, but I wouldn’t have it any other way

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein August 29, 2019
“Walk only in God’s paths,” says this week’s Torah portion. (Photo/Pixabay)
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In these trying times, what are we to do? Here’s the Torah’s answer.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 23, 2019August 22, 2019
The prophet Isaiah by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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To see clearly, seek comfort in community

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan August 16, 2019August 15, 2019
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Moses and me: chasing the flock back into the gazebo

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg August 9, 2019August 8, 2019
"Cities of refuge", 1901 by the Providence Lithograph Company. (Flickr/Elias Friedman)
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Shelter from the storm: Sanctuary cities then and now

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 1, 2019August 8, 2019
“Moses Names Joshua to Succeed Him” by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860
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Changing of guard in the Torah reveals two very different forms of leadership

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton July 25, 2019August 8, 2019
“Moses Smiteth the Rock in the Desert,” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Brave refugees reflect the Divine. They deserve our greatest care.

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman July 12, 2019July 11, 2019
a black and white woodcut of them tumbling into a huge ravine
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When defying authority is morally and spiritually obligatory

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein July 5, 2019July 11, 2019

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