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"Joseph Interprets Dreams While in Prison" by James Tissot, ca. 1900.
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In the Torah, as in our world today, everyone is capable of change

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler December 18, 2025December 19, 2025
Judah and Tamar
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Is Judah, our namesake, the hero we want him to be?

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 11, 2025December 11, 2025
"Jacob Wrestling with the Angel," 1855 by Gustave Doré
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What’s in two names? Two versions of Jacob’s destiny

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 4, 2025December 4, 2025
At left is Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in "Wicked." At right is the Jewish poet Süßkind von Trimberg, depicted wearing a Jewish hat in the 14th-century Codex Manesse.
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What ‘Wicked’ and the Talmud say about Jewish headwear

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein November 26, 2025November 26, 2025
a classical painting of two young men discussing something secretively by candlelight
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Esau’s plight encourages us to see our ‘enemy’ as human

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg November 20, 2025November 20, 2025
"Rebecca and Eliezer" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1660 — a scene from this week's Torah portion, Chayei Sarah.
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Life follows death as Abraham makes a key real estate purchase

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein November 13, 2025November 13, 2025
"Abraham and the Three Angels" by James Tissot, ca. 1900.
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Judaism teaches us to remain warm and kind in a world gone cold and cruel

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg November 6, 2025November 6, 2025
Abram Journeying into the Land of Canaan
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With hostages home, we can imagine Lech Lecha anew

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf October 30, 2025October 30, 2025
"The Deluge" by Gustave Doré, 1865
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What comes after the flood? A long, hard slog out of despair

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon October 23, 2025October 23, 2025
"The Creation" (1896–1902) by James Tissot
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If you know where to look, you can see creation renewed every morning

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

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