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An Omer calendar from 1904 by Baruch Zvi Ring. (Wikimedia)
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From Passover to Shavuot: What the Omer offering teaches us about growth

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
"Miriam Shut Out From the Camp" by James Tissot
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We are all outliers, seeking a way back to our communities

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
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Energy we spend on ourselves may be better used for others

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 9, 2026April 9, 2026
One of the learning features on Virtual Tikkun is color-coded trope. (Courtesy)
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From scroll to screen: A new digital tool seeks to aid Torah chanters

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 10, 2026February 10, 2026
"Jethro and Moses" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Why did the Israelites need judges before there were laws?

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf February 5, 2026February 5, 2026
Interfaith clergy join together on the bimah at Temple Israel in Minneapolis on Jan. 23. (Courtesy of Rabbi David Cooper)
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Jews must stand up to cruelty, in Minneapolis and beyond

Rabbi Sydney Mintz (Courtesy) by Rabbi Sydney Mintz January 30, 2026January 30, 2026
"The Departure of the Israelites," 1829 by David Roberts
Posted inTorah

If God could change Pharaoh’s heart, where is his free will?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen January 22, 2026January 22, 2026
"Moses Adores God in the Burning Bush" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Today’s political leaders should follow Moses’ lead

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein January 8, 2026January 8, 2026
A memorial for the Bondi Beach massacre victims at the Bondi Pavilion quickly filled with flowers and tributes in the days after the Dec. 14 attack. (Sardaka/CC0 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
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Confronting death in the Torah and at Bondi Beach

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 31, 2025January 2, 2026
Judah and Tamar
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Is Judah, our namesake, the hero we want him to be?

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

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