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a vivid painting of a goat in the desert
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Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 1, 2025October 3, 2025

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Ha’azinuDeuteronomy 32:1-52 When asked what my favorite Jewish holiday is, I always reply […]

“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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A good answer to a cheeky question: If God is perfect, how can God create?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan October 7, 2022October 7, 2022
“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
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 25, 2020September 24, 2020
“Moses and the Ten Commandments,” engraving by H. Martin, ca. 1850
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Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand September 20, 2018September 20, 2018
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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It’s hard to look back in regret with a stiff neck

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