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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
Detail from "The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram" by Gustave Doré, 1865
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Unite for a positive cause, not against a common enemy

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen June 11, 2021June 10, 2021
a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
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Without visiting, can you really know Israel?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 4, 2021June 3, 2021
"The Israelites' encampment in the wilderness, guided by God in the form of a pillar of smoke" by J.J. Derghi, 1866
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Cultural conformity on the road to Canaan

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein May 13, 2021May 13, 2021
oil painting of girl in blue dress asleep on the ground
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This week’s Torah takeaway: Give yourself a needed rest

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf May 7, 2021May 10, 2021
old books on a shelf
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Inside each buried Jewish book, a Jewish heart

by Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky and JTA May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
Smoke from the sacrificial altar rises up from Jerusalem in this 1890 painting by James Tissot.
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Flamin’ hot take: The Torah’s notion of sacrifice isn’t outdated

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg April 30, 2021April 29, 2021
"The Two Priests Are Destroyed" by James Tissot, ca. 1900, shows Nadav and Avihu being struck down in this week's Torah portion, Shemini.
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In a crisis, we can only control how we choose to respond

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 9, 2021April 8, 2021

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