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Torah

Silhouette of someone shouting into a megaphone
Posted inLocal Voice

What Torah can tell us about the cruelty of social media

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 20, 2018August 21, 2018
"Gassed" by John Singer Sargent, 1919
Posted inColumns

From the time of Moses to now, what are the rules of war?

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau August 16, 2018
A classic Giants Jewish Heritage Night giveaway; the hats reads "Giants," transliterated into Hebrew
Posted inColumns

The ‘giants’ of the Torah and the Giants of S.F.

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider August 2, 2018August 2, 2018
Claes Cornelisz Moeyaert, "Moses Ordering the Slaughter of the Midianites," 1650 (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inTorah

What can we glean from the Bible’s disturbing passages?

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen July 13, 2018July 13, 2018
Pinchas gets a little stabby in this week's Torah portion. But does the Torah say that's OK?
Posted inTorah

Does the Torah sanction acts of zealotry?

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 5, 2018July 5, 2018
Immigrants apprehended by Border Patrol seen at the Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, June 17, 2018. (Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
Posted inOpinion

Yes, our immigration policy is biblical. Ever heard of Sodom?

Rabbi Jill Jacobs by Rabbi Jill Jacobs June 26, 2018June 25, 2018
How much does the Bible really care about this red cow?
Posted inColumns

Does the Torah mean what it says literally?

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau June 22, 2018June 25, 2018
From “The Grapes of Canaan” by James Tissot, circa 1900, showing a scene from Shelach, this week's Torah portion.
Posted inTorah

Forgive inadvertent wrongs, but watch out for willfulness

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider June 8, 2018June 7, 2018
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inColumns

When clouds and fire carry us through trying times

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand May 31, 2018May 31, 2018
The names of lynching victims are inscribed on weathered steel columns that hang from the ceiling at The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. (Photo/JTA-Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post-Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

When we allow social injustice to continue, we steal from God

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 25, 2018

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