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Genesis

Jean-François Millet's unfinished painting of Hagar and Ishmael, 1849.
Posted inTorah

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.
Posted inTorah

Like Abraham, we must leave things behind to move forward

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 30, 2020October 29, 2020
“Noah’s Ark on the Mount Ararat” by Simone de Myle, 1570
Posted inTorah

The Mona Lisa of the threshold

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg October 23, 2020October 22, 2020
a painting of Joseph standing before Pharaoh and his courtiers
Posted inTorah

Lessons from a Biblical leader who confronted climate change

Adam Cole by Adam Cole July 1, 2020July 1, 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
“Joseph Sold Into Egypt” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Caged? No escape? In Judaism, there is always hope.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein December 19, 2019
Detail from "Abraham's Servant Meets Rebecca" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

The deep meaning of the Torah’s first great love story

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon November 21, 2019November 21, 2019
Detail from “Jacob and Rachel at the Well” by James Tissot, 1899
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Joseph and Benjamin had two mommies

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan December 13, 2018
The first day of creation, according to the Nuremberg Chronicle
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God created us to be creative

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen October 4, 2018September 27, 2018
Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac, as depicted in a Welsh missal, ca. 1310 (Photo/National Library of Wales)
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In ‘sacrifice’ of Isaac, learning to see oneself in both father and son

by Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin November 2, 2017November 2, 2017

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