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Deuteronomy

Moses at the Burning Bush by James Tissot
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Friending God: how we keep each other close

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 2, 2022September 1, 2022

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Throughout all of nature, every atom of matter and every unit of […]

“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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The song Moses gave to the Israelites

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen September 17, 2021September 15, 2021
ornate antique black and white illustration of two armies meeting in battle
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Our capacity to forgive must be stronger than cancel culture

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein August 20, 2021August 19, 2021
"Moses Pleading With Israel" from a 1907 postcard
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Always pursue justice, and you’ll always do your best

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf August 13, 2021August 12, 2021
"Moses Pleading With Israel" from a 1907 postcard
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All of Judaism in one tidy Torah portion

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 23, 2021July 22, 2021
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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This Shabbat, ‘give ear’ to the calls of the prophets

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 25, 2020September 24, 2020
Tile from the Moshav Zekenim synagogue in Tel Aviv. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
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Even during Covid, one must awaken ‘like a lion’ every day

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton August 21, 2020August 20, 2020
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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Live from Chelm: Online class provides some virtual wisdom from a mythical shtetl

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan August 14, 2020August 14, 2020
"The Circumcision of Isaac," Regensburg Pentateuch, ca. 1300
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In this week’s Torah portion, an exhortation to breathe deep and take a leap of faith

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 7, 2020August 6, 2020
Black and white drawing of Moses.
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We can’t always be in control of our destiny

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein July 24, 2020July 30, 2020

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