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Torah

Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

We cannot teach Torah by avoiding portions we don’t like

by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
red curtain
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

If you’re closed down, maybe it’s time to open up your ‘curtain’

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 29, 2022April 28, 2022
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

How Donny Osmond and his ‘Dreamcoat’ figure in Passover’s miracles

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf April 15, 2022April 21, 2022
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

When toxic talk led to a physical disease

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 1, 2022April 1, 2022
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Why is the Rabbi of Chelm contemplating the Indigo Girls?

by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan March 25, 2022March 24, 2022
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

In this week’s Torah portion, a lesson on treasuring rubbish

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 18, 2022March 17, 2022
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Why the Torah’s itty-bitty aleph has such huge meaning

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg March 11, 2022March 10, 2022
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Why the Torah cares so much about these two little sheep

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen February 11, 2022February 10, 2022
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Our hands and heads held high, let’s scale those spiritual heights

by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan February 4, 2022February 4, 2022
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

In a time of crisis, set aside resentments and rouse your better angels 

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

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