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Take this week’s Torah portion with a literal grain of salt

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 16, 2018
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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4 questions to ask of our leaders before Passover

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan March 9, 2018March 8, 2018
Imentet and Ra from the tomb of Nefertari, 13th century BCE. When the Israelites left Egypt, they felt lost without the rich visuals of Egyptian religion.
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Put down your iPhone (read: idol) and teach some Torah to a child

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau March 2, 2018March 2, 2018
These kids at a 2016 Chabad of North Peninsula Purim party turned Purim glam into glam rock. Also: Harry Potter?
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The holiness of Purim lies in glitz, glam and color

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen February 23, 2018February 23, 2018
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
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Leave bitterness at the door when you enter the sanctuary

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider February 16, 2018February 15, 2018
"The Covenant Confirmed," by John Steeple Davis
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The danger of snap judgments

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand February 9, 2018February 13, 2018
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
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My week in silent meditation made it clear: Kindness is king

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg February 2, 2018
Moses Prince of Egypt Exodus
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To be truly holy, the Torah needs a ‘hand’ from you

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman January 26, 2018January 25, 2018
"The Plague of Locusts" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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A national leader without empathy? The Torah knows all about that

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan January 19, 2018January 19, 2018
"The Stone Breakers" by Gustave Courbet, 1849
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It’s hard. But you have to stop working all the time.

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau January 12, 2018January 12, 2018

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