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June 2014

June 12, 2014

The Numbers of Those Who Wandered in the Wilderness (Be-Midbar, Numbers 1:1-4:20)

It is time for Jews to hold fast to our Promised Land, but to admit...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Overhearing God’s Voice (Naso, Numbers 4:21-7:89)

How do we hear God speak, if, that is, we hear God speak at all?...

May 13, 2014

Heeding the Call to Protect the Land (Bechukotai, Leviticus 26:3-27:34)

Throwing up our hands is not the answer. We may be facing unprecedented conditions, but...

May 06, 2014

Leviticus: Keeping Holiness Simple (Behar, Leviticus 25:1-26:2)

By Dr. Stephen Hazan Arnoff For centuries, formal Jewish study began not with Genesis, the...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

How to Love Your Neighbor (Kedoshim, Leviticus 19:1-20:27)

The Torah teaches that our love and righteousness are measured not only by our own...

April 14, 2014

The Momentum of Freedom (Passover)

Passover is a time for contemplating the meaning of freedom -- allowing us to leap...

April 08, 2014

Covering the Blood Before Us (Acharei Mot, Leviticus 16:1-18:30)

By Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz In the Torah portion of Acharei-Mot, we learn the obligation of...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Life on the Margins (Tazria, Leviticus 12:1-13:59)

What does it feel like to live at the edge, on the margins of community?

March 11, 2014

Jewish Memory Week: A Tale in Three Parts (Zachor, Deuteronomy 25:17-19)

The worst tragedy we can perpetuate today as the Jewish people would be the act...

March 11, 2014

Situating God: Revisiting Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26)

Deep connection, mercy and knowledge of God are not visible commodities the way that sheep...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

Four Levels of Societal Transformation (Vayakhel, Exodus 35:1-38:20)

By Rabbi Lisa L. Goldstein I recently had to report for jury duty. I had...

February 13, 2014

Leadership and Confrontation: Lessons from Moses and God (Ki Tisa, Exodus 30:11-34:35)

By Rabbi Melissa Weintraub It seems every few weeks a new round of headlines cover...

February 06, 2014

Thou Shalt Donate to Overhead Costs: The Biblical Commandment of Keeping the Lights On (Tetzaveh, Exodus 27:20-30:10)

By Rabbi Mishael Zion This summer the usually sleepy world of nonprofit organization talk was...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Making the Space to be Present (Terumah, Exodus 25:1-27:19)

By Judith Rosenbaum Since I became a parent, I’ve been reading the Torah through a...

January 15, 2014

Jethro and Pope Francis: Models of Interreligious Engagement (Yitro, Exodus 18:1-20:23)

By Rabbi Daniel L. Lehmann Along with many others from across the diverse religious world,...

January 07, 2014

Manna to Worms: Spiritual and Political Lessons from Heavenly Bread (Beshalach, Exodus 13:17-17:16)

By Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer Each Friday afternoon, I spread a tablecloth on my dining...

December 2013

December 12, 2013

Joseph and Mandela: Exemplars of Reconciliation (Vayehi, Genesis 47:28-50:26)

By Rabbi Toba Spitzer The Torah portion of Vayehi brings to a close the story...

December 05, 2013

Carl Jung, John Lennon, and Joseph: The Shadow & The Beautiful Boy (Vayigash, Genesis 44:18-47:27)

By Stephen Hazan Arnoff Joseph was a beautiful boy, so beautiful, in fact, that his...

December 04, 2013

The Power of this Moment: Lighting the Menorah

By Rabbi Daniel Klein There has been a lot of excitement within the Jewish community...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

The Journey Home (Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4 – 36:43)

By Ariel Evan Mayse and Yossi Quint The opening of this week’s “parasha” (portion) finds...

November 05, 2013

Holding Gratitude & Disappointment: What We Learn from Leah (VaYetze, Genesis: 28:10-32:3)

By Shai Held It’s not often that a biblical character makes you want to cry,...

October 2013

October 21, 2013

You Can’t Go Home Again. Sort of. (Hayyei Sarah, Genesis 23:1-25:18)

By Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein The Torah portion for this week raises a critically important...

October 09, 2013

Counting Our Numbers, Counting Our Blessings (Lekh Lekha, Genesis 12:1-17:27)

By Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer Jews tend to be nervous about the numbers of Jews in...

October 01, 2013

Noah: The Garden Versus the Tower (Noah, Genesis 6:9-11:32)

By Dr. Erica Brown In the midst of the post-flood re-creation stories in this week’s Torah...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

Telling the Story of Creation Today (Genesis 1:1-6:8)

By Rabbi Arthur Green Here we are again: parashat Bereshit, the Genesis story. Hang on,...

September 19, 2013

Living in the Paradox: Sukkot

By Rabbi Toba Spitzer You shall live in sukkot seven days; all citizens of Israel...

September 19, 2013

Rejoicing on Sukkot

By Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld In the rhythm of Jewish time, the festival of Sukkot...

September 11, 2013

Much More than Atonement, Yom Kippur Calls Us to Courageous Self-Disclosure

By Rabbi Melissa Weintraub A decade ago I walked into my parent’s living room to...

September 03, 2013

“Hineni”: Leadership Lessons from the High Holy Liturgy

By Rabbi Mishael Zion On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mornings, just prior to Musaf...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

Reaffirming the Covenant, Reclaiming the Dream (Nitzavim-Vayelech, Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30)

By Judith Rosenbaum This week’s (double) Torah portion, Nitzavim-Vayelech, opens with a scene of great...

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