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"Samson Puts Down the Pillars" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Self-flagellation will only get you so far on the path to spiritual growth

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein June 5, 2020June 4, 2020
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inShavuot

Torah is the water supply that makes Jewish life possible

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg May 28, 2020
Many traditional Shavuot foods, like cheesecake, are hard for lactose-intolerant Jews to digest. (Pixabay)
Posted inShavuot

Virtual Shavuot events around the Bay

Rebecca Landau by Rebecca Landau May 27, 2020July 9, 2021
Bar Kochba-era coins found in Jerusalem. (Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inTorah

In these times, acknowledge the bad, but don’t neglect the good

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton May 15, 2020May 14, 2020
(Photo/Flickr-lawriecate CC BY 2.0)
Posted inTorah

The Torah on telling truth from falsehood

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan May 8, 2020May 8, 2020
This week's Torah portion introduces the commandment to leave fallen harvest in the field to be "gleaned" by the poor, as illustrated here in "The Gleaners" by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible.
Posted inTorah

Honor our elders, especially in these excruciating times

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 1, 2020April 30, 2020
"Moses Speaks to Pharaoh" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

In a divided present or in ancient Egypt — what is the cost of freedom?

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan January 31, 2020January 30, 2020
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Moses was full of doubt. God trusted him anyway.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein January 24, 2020January 23, 2020
“Pharaoh Notes the Importance of the Jewish People” by James Tissot, 1900
Posted inTorah

Finding the balance between righteousness and self-righteousness

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 17, 2020January 17, 2020
Alter, smiling, seated in a sunlit office full of books
Posted inBooks

Jewish Book Council awards recognize Cal prof Robert Alter, book on history of Jewish women

by JTA and J. Staff January 15, 2020January 21, 2020

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