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Walter Benjamin's membership card for the Bibliothèque nationale de France (1940). "It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us," he wrote. (Wikimedia CC0)
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Can we find hope in these times? Perhaps. Together.

by Rabbi Aubrey Glazer September 28, 2017
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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It’s hard to look back in regret with a stiff neck

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan September 22, 2017September 20, 2017
Deuteronomy 30:11-12: "This commandment is not in heaven, that you should say: ‘Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it to us?’" (Photo/Pixabay CC0)
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Making a change may seem herculean, but you can do it

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman September 15, 2017September 13, 2017
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
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As the High Holy Days approach, we all live in ‘Sin City’

by Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin September 8, 2017September 7, 2017
This week's Torah portion introduces the commandment to leave fallen harvest in the field to be "gleaned" by the poor, as illustrated here in "The Gleaners" by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible.
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What does tikkun olam have to do with divorce?

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider September 1, 2017August 31, 2017
The laws for Cities of Refuge are established in this week's Torah portion. (Illustration from "Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us" by Charles Foster, 1897)
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‘Justice, justice shall you pursue’ — not as easy as it sounds

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand August 25, 2017August 24, 2017
In this week's Torah portion, Re'eh, Moses directs the Israelites to pronounce blessings on Mount Gerizim. To this day, the Samaritans (an Israelite, but non-Jewish group) make an annual pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim. (Photo/Wikimedia-Edward Kaprov CC BY-SA 3.0)
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In advance of the High Holy Days, ‘a blessing and a curse’

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 17, 2017August 17, 2017
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Simple, biblical advice on keeping Jews learning after bar mitzvah

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi August 10, 2017August 10, 2017
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We are all orphans, diaspora jackals, seeking consolation

by Rabbi Aubrey Glazer August 3, 2017August 4, 2017
levy hands food to two homeless men
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Prophetic book bolsters the case for ‘housing-first’ solution to homelessness

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan July 28, 2017July 24, 2017

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