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A young girl clutches a friend during candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Feb. 15, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
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Are there wrong ways to comfort a mourner? Yes

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan July 27, 2023July 27, 2023

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Vaetchanan Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Camp Chelm summer was in full swing. Chelmite teens were swimming, hiking, […]

"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
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This week’s Torah portion invites us to renew our vow to keep love alive

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 12, 2022August 12, 2022
"Moses Pleading With Israel" from a 1907 postcard
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All of Judaism in one tidy Torah portion

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen July 23, 2021July 22, 2021
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
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In our time of exile, we are not alone

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 31, 2020July 30, 2020
The prophet Isaiah by James Tissot, ca. 1900
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To see clearly, seek comfort in community

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan August 16, 2019August 15, 2019

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