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Michaelangelo's Moses (WIKIMEDIA/JORG BITTNER UNNA CC BY 3.0)
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The thorny issue of Moses’ radiant face

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 13, 2020March 12, 2020

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek. Ki Tisa Exodus 30:11-34:35 The Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli is not easy to find. But a rich reward […]

A group of women lead a sisterhood Shabbat dinner at a synagogue in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1943. (Photo/Flickr-Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest)
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Why we’ll still be celebrating Shabbat 100 years from now

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg February 21, 2019
Imentet and Ra from the tomb of Nefertari, 13th century BCE. When the Israelites left Egypt, they felt lost without the rich visuals of Egyptian religion.
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Put down your iPhone (read: idol) and teach some Torah to a child

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau March 2, 2018March 2, 2018
an antique drawing of israelites praying to the golden calf
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Golden Calf helps put imperfections in perspective

by Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin March 16, 2017March 16, 2017

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