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Why did Jews slaughter red heifers? Ask Rashi — and Country Yossi

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein July 3, 2025July 7, 2025

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. ChukatNumbers 19:1-22:1 When I was a child attending the Hebrew Academy of Toledo, a now-shuttered […]

Israelis protest against the government’s planned judicial overhaul, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
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Like the ancient Israelites, the cure to modern Israel’s ills is right in front of us

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf June 29, 2023June 29, 2023
“Moses Smiteth the Rock in the Desert,” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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So you’ve got this kind of miracle, and this kind, and … 

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 8, 2022July 7, 2022
Why isn't Wile E. Coyote falling? Because he hasn't looked down yet.
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Where the Jewish people’s enduring faith and optimism comes from

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg June 18, 2021June 17, 2021
Balaam is stopped by an angel while on his way to curse the Israelites, as in this week's Torah portion, from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicles.
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In this week’s Torah portion, the fine line between intention and action

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton July 3, 2020July 2, 2020
“Moses Smiteth the Rock in the Desert,” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Brave refugees reflect the Divine. They deserve our greatest care.

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman July 12, 2019July 11, 2019
How much does the Bible really care about this red cow?
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Does the Torah mean what it says literally?

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau June 22, 2018June 25, 2018
"Moses Strikes the Rock" by Richard Andre, 1884
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