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Abraham

"Rebecca and Eliezer" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1660 — a scene from this week's Torah portion, Chayei Sarah.
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What kind of wife does Abraham have in mind for his son?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen November 9, 2023

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Chayei Sarah Genesis 23:1-25:18 The majority of this week’s Torah portion recounts the odyssey to […]

An Ethiopian Jewish pillow depicting Adam and Eve (Photo/Sue Fishkoff)
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Like Abraham and Sarah, you can steer yourself to be the human you want to be

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg October 21, 2022October 21, 2022
"Abraham and the Three Angels" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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How do we offer hospitality in this day and age? 

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon October 22, 2021October 22, 2021
“Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well” by Carlo Moratta, 1657
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What the servant ‘said’ was huge

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon November 13, 2020November 13, 2020
"The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah," John Martin, 1852
Posted inLocal Voice

Enough already, or cancel culture will come for the Hebrew Bible

David Perlstein by David Perlstein November 6, 2020
Jean-François Millet's unfinished painting of Hagar and Ishmael, 1849.
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For the good of all our children: Torah for after the election

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg November 5, 2020November 6, 2020
“The Caravan of Abraham” by James Tissot, ca. 1900.
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Like Abraham, we must leave things behind to move forward

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 30, 2020October 29, 2020
From "Abraham Sees Sodom in Flames" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inYouth Voice

Was Abraham autistic?

Meyer Lewis by Meyer Lewis February 12, 2020
Isaac embraces Abraham by Otto Adolph Stemler, early 20th century
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Leonard Cohen’s take on Abraham and Isaac hits the right note

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon October 25, 2018
"Abraham's Counsel to Sarai" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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The trials of Sarah (and her husband, Abraham)

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan October 18, 2018October 18, 2018

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