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November 2023

November 28, 2023

Our Spiritual Legacy: Torah, Lovingkindness, Struggle, Uncertainty

By Rabbi Becky Silverstein Parashat Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43) Lately, I’ve been thinking about the saying,...

November 08, 2023

Aging with Vitality

By Rabbi Jim Morgan RS ‘08 Parashat Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18) At Centre Communities of...

November 01, 2023

A Divine Image Problem

By Rabbi Shira Shazeer RS ‘10 Parashat Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22:24) “I really prefer Semitism,” one...

October 2023

October 24, 2023

Turning Curses into Blessings

By Rav-Hazzan Ken Richmond Parashat Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1-17:27) Last week, while talking about the news...

October 16, 2023

How to Build an Ark

By Leah Carnow Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32) Last year, I interviewed my seven-year-old nephew; we discussed...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

The Gift of Darkness

By Heather Renetzky Parashat Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52) In his final reminder to the Israelites about their...

July 2023

July 13, 2023

In Praise of Unrealized Dreams

By Naomi Gurt Lind, 70 Faces Blog Editor Parashat Mattot-Masei (Numbers 30:2-36:13) With our double portion...

May 2023

May 30, 2023

Hidden in Plain Sight

By Heather Renetzky Parashat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89) The first time I ever read Parashat Naso was in...

May 15, 2023

Dolphin Skins and Aluminum Foil: A Legacy of Wanderers

By Rabbi Shira Shazeer Parashat Bamidbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20) I don’t like packing. While there is something...

April 2023

April 24, 2023

Invitation to Holiness

By Rabbi Avi Killip Parashat Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:27) Parashat Kedoshim is beautiful and very full. There is...

April 18, 2023

Sensing and Making Sense

By Jessica Spencer Parashat Tazria-Metzora (Leviticus 12:1-15:33) Our bodies, with their many sensations, their flaws and...

April 10, 2023

Listen, Drop The Story

By David Mahfouda Parashat Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47) Last spring I taught a class about creative practice...

April 03, 2023

No More Miracles

By Rabbi Avi Strausberg Pesach / Passover In our early days of courting in New...

March 2023

March 28, 2023

Sustaining Eternal Flames

By Rabbi Frankie Sandmel RS ‘22 Parashat Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36) A favorite song—or, songs, actually—in...

March 21, 2023

Repairing the Damage

By Rabbi Leora Abelson Parashat Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26) Grace Lee Boggs, a legendary Detroit community...

March 14, 2023

The Role of the Wise Heart

By Emmanuel Cantor  Parashat Vayak’hel-Pekudei (Exodus 35:1-40:38) I vividly remember being in my third-grade Jewish day...

March 06, 2023

Where Was Miriam?

By Leah Carnow Parashat Ki Tissa (Exodus 30:11-34:35) It was asked of the episode of...

February 2023

February 27, 2023

Israel’s Ancient Ouija Board

By Rabbi Neal Gold Parashat Tetzaveh 5783 (Exodus 27:20-30:10) One of the great religious questions in every...

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