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Detail from “Jacob and Rachel at the Well” by James Tissot, 1899
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How will we get through the next four years? This week’s Torah portion can help

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 5, 2024December 6, 2024
a classical painting of two young men discussing something secretively by candlelight
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Jacob’s biggest decision makes us ask: Does the end ever justify the means?

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein November 27, 2024November 27, 2024
"Rebecca and Eliezer" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1660 — a scene from this week's Torah portion, Chayei Sarah.
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The surprising secret to getting God to answer your prayers

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg November 21, 2024November 22, 2024
"Abraham and the Three Angels" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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What happens when your compassion wanes at the wrong time?

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf November 14, 2024November 14, 2024
a black and white engraving of a man on a camel traveling with a large flock of sheep
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At a time of great vulnerability, we must embrace the unknown

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon November 7, 2024November 8, 2024
"Noah's Ark" (1846) by Edward Hicks
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Is it possible that Noah was all ark and no might?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen October 31, 2024October 31, 2024
Dinner in Cantor David Frommer’s sukkah in his San Francsico home, Oct. 10, 2017. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
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This year, we need more than a sukkah to protect us

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
Or Shalom congregants (from left) Corey Weinstein, Margo Freistadt, Jeffrey Brandstetter and Mary Ann Goldstein sound the shofar on Bernal Hill in San Francisco, Sept. 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Modern Judaism makes a mistake by overemphasizing the High Holidays

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 10, 2024October 10, 2024
A man in Bedouin dress stands with two donkeys in front of a well
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What Abraham’s wells teach us about modern-day Israel’s struggles

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg October 2, 2024October 1, 2024
Miles Teller (left) and J.K. Simmons in "Whiplash." (Daniel McFadden/Sony Pictures Classics)
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Extreme, self-imposed pressure almost always leads to a breaking point

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler September 26, 2024September 26, 2024

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