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Posted inTorah

We are all orphans, diaspora jackals, seeking consolation

by Rabbi Aubrey Glazer August 3, 2017August 4, 2017
a colorful illustration of two men hefting a large branch with a large bunch of grapes on it
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

4 ways to act with wisdom and grace when all around a nation is in chaos

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg June 15, 2017June 16, 2017
black in white illustration of a man in robes reaching out to a man hunched over and hiding his face
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

What is the relationship between purity and health?

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand April 27, 2017April 27, 2017
a spread of the lyrics handwritten in Hebre with bird-headed figures in the margins
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Dayenu! How much spiritual progress is truly enough?

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi April 13, 2017April 13, 2017
Chelm is a town known in European Jewish folklore as a community of holy fools. (Illustration/F. Halperin's "Khakme Khelm," Warsaw, 1926)
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

In an age of narcissism, the value of humility

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan March 30, 2017
a 19th century painting of the scene
Posted inColumns, Passover, Holidays, Jewish Life, Torah

After we emerge from suffering, we still need healing

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider March 23, 2017
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Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Seeing the human being on the other side of the divide

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg February 23, 2017
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Hearing God’s word above all the noise

Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi by Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi February 16, 2017February 16, 2017
black and white etching of Egyptians writhing in the darkness
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Our response to darkness will determine the light we merit

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman February 3, 2017February 1, 2017
A Byzantine mosaic of Moses at the burning bush
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life, Torah

Moses raises a good point: Names are important

by Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin January 18, 2017

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