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"The Two Priests Are Destroyed" by James Tissot, ca. 1900, shows Nadav and Avihu being struck down in this week's Torah portion, Shemini.
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Important lessons on whether to go for it, or to look before we leap

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 14, 2023
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
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In Moses’ self-doubt, a great lesson in humility

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein March 31, 2023March 31, 2023
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
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How can we all live together amicably? Leviticus explains.

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf March 24, 2023March 23, 2023
Moses, Aaron and Hur during the Battle of Rephidim against the Amalekites.
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In a world filled with Amalek thinking, do a mitzvah and blot it out

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan February 23, 2023March 3, 2023
a 19th century painting of the scene
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The monumental things that happen in the in-between

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf February 3, 2023February 2, 2023
“Pharaoh Notes the Importance of the Jewish People” by James Tissot, 1900
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Build a society on justice and compassion, and it will endure

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg January 27, 2023January 26, 2023
"Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph" by Rembrandt, 1656
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Sometimes, an inflated capital-T Truth is needed to deflate disharmony

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon January 6, 2023December 30, 2022
Detail from "Jacob and Rachel at the Well" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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Name game shows us: We need a Judaism steered by joy, not antisemitism

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg December 9, 2022December 9, 2022
"Isaac Blessing Jacob," 1637 by Giuseppe Ribera
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 Why we the people turn to an ‘Esau type’ in troubled times

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan November 24, 2022November 23, 2022
"The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah," John Martin, 1852
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Are guilty or hateful leaders worthy of our prayer?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg November 11, 2022November 10, 2022

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