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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
Women of Wall executive director Yochi Rappeport outside an Israeli police station with “Rudy’s Torah” after it was returned January 13, 2020.
Posted inNorthern California

After outcry, Sacramento Torah confiscated at Western Wall is released

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn January 15, 2020January 21, 2020
Painting: “Noah’s Ark on the Mount Ararat,” oil on panel, Simone de Myle, 1570. Collage: J. Staff
Posted inLocal Voice

The tweets of Twitter vs. the chirps of Torah

Ben Kramarz by Ben Kramarz November 6, 2019
Detail from "Adam and Eve Driven From Paradise" by James Tissot, 1900
Posted inTorah

Adam and Eve — and why we control our own morality and destiny

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

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