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pogrom painting
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Call it ‘woke’ if you want, but empathy is embedded in the Jewish psyche

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler September 11, 2025September 18, 2025

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Ki TavoDeuteronomy 26:1–29:8 Ki Tavo, this week’s Torah portion, connects us to a way of […]

“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein September 16, 2022September 15, 2022
"Offering of the First Fruits," illustration from a postcard published ca. 1900 by the Providence Lithograph Company
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The gift and wonder of newness

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 27, 2021August 26, 2021
“King David Playing the Harp” by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. King David is traditionally understood as the writer of the Book of Psalms.
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Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 4, 2020September 3, 2020
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Names have the power to shape our reality

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton September 20, 2019September 18, 2019
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Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 30, 2018August 30, 2018
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
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