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Genesis

"Abraham and the Three Angels" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

How do we offer hospitality in this day and age? 

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon October 22, 2021October 22, 2021
A house just outside St. Helena, Napa County, burns in the Glass Fire, Sept. 29, 2020. (Photo/Napa County Sheriff)
Posted inTorah

A radiant world — or a planet on fire?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 15, 2021October 14, 2021
"The Tower of Babel" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563
Posted inTorah

Lessons from Tower of Babel: Focus less on yourself, more on the community

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 8, 2021October 7, 2021
The first day of creation, according to the Nuremberg Chronicle
Posted inColumns

At Torah’s end, why do we start again so rapidly, leaving us no time to revel?

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf October 1, 2021September 30, 2021
"Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers" Renaissance painting by Peter von Cornelius
Posted inOpinion

Torah offers inspiration for drawing near, even in these times of separation

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 11, 2021
"The Meeting of Esau and Jacob" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns

Are you like Jacob, willing to humble yourself to avoid conflict?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 4, 2020December 3, 2020
Michelangelo's Leah
Posted inColumns

Why Leah’s ability to give thanks should be our model for today

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton November 27, 2020November 25, 2020
A renaissance painting of two people, one of them Esau, speaking while crouched over a small flame
Posted inTorah

A saga that begins with strife and ends with hope

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan November 20, 2020November 19, 2020
“Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well” by Carlo Moratta, 1657
Posted inTorah

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

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