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Torah

black and white engraving -- a woman kneels before Moses begging
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Into the wilderness: when plans go awry

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan May 25, 2017
a painting shows a long stream of people marching out from Jerusalem
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Finding comfort in blessings and curses

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman May 18, 2017May 17, 2017
old engraving shows Moses pointing at a man while others hold up rocks
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

How this week’s Torah portion speaks to domestic violence

by Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin May 11, 2017
a vivid painting of a goat in the desert
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Parsing ‘Love your fellow as yourself’ via bumper sticker

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider May 4, 2017May 4, 2017
black in white illustration of a man in robes reaching out to a man hunched over and hiding his face
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

What is the relationship between purity and health?

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand April 27, 2017April 27, 2017
black and white drawing of nadav and avihu being thrown backwards by a flash of light
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

This deadly tale shows a path to mutual respect for youths and their elders

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 20, 2017
a spread of the lyrics handwritten in Hebre with bird-headed figures in the margins
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Dayenu! How much spiritual progress is truly enough?

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi April 13, 2017April 13, 2017
dylan with harmonica
Posted inColumns, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

Bob Dylan, the messiah and personal redemption

by Rabbi Aubrey Glazer April 7, 2017April 6, 2017
Chelm is a town known in European Jewish folklore as a community of holy fools. (Illustration/F. Halperin's "Khakme Khelm," Warsaw, 1926)
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

In an age of narcissism, the value of humility

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan March 30, 2017
a 19th century painting of the scene
Posted inColumns, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

After we emerge from suffering, we still need healing

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider March 23, 2017

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