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"The Tower of Babel" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563
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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
“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
A mural memorializing George Floyd in Minneapolis by Xena Goldman, Cadex Herrera and Greta McLain. (Photo/Lorie Shaull vai Flickr)
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This week is Shabbat Shuvah — a time to practice creative discomfort

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan September 10, 2021September 10, 2021
A vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting card
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Look for the holy spark within and greet the new year with hope

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 3, 2021September 2, 2021
"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
ornate antique black and white illustration of two armies meeting in battle
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Our capacity to forgive must be stronger than cancel culture

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein August 20, 2021August 19, 2021
Cash registers were invented to counteract employees' temptation to steal;  a "Shabbat box" can help keep mobile devices out of our hands on Shabbat.
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How the cash register figures into a soulful, joyous Shabbat

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg August 5, 2021August 6, 2021
engraving of several women standing before moses, who is seated on a throne
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How 5 Jewish daughters reformed a rule and changed society 

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein July 2, 2021July 1, 2021
Congregation Sherith Israel's first in-person Shabbat service in over a year, June 18, 2021. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
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As we return to community life, we will dwell again under the tent

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf June 25, 2021June 24, 2021
Why isn't Wile E. Coyote falling? Because he hasn't looked down yet.
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Where the Jewish people’s enduring faith and optimism comes from

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg June 18, 2021June 17, 2021

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