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August 2019

August 19, 2019

Holding The Shattered Tablets

By Rabbi Ebn Leader Parashat Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25) In this week’s parsha Moshe recounts the...

August 12, 2019

We Rise and We Crash: Prayer and Resistance

By Rabbi Becky SIlverstein Parashat Va-etchanen (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) “There’s an active mass shooting, we are...

July 2019

July 23, 2019

Making Atonement for God’s Imperfect World

Parashat Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1) By Rabbi Daniel Klein It was classic. Two strikes. Two outs....

July 16, 2019

Seeing Past Each Other’s Edges

By Rabbi Ilana Zietman Parshat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9) Although this week’s Torah reading is named...

July 09, 2019

Go Ahead and Ask Anyway

By Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman Parashat Hukat (Numbers 19:1 – 22:1) “Anyone who looks at four...

July 02, 2019

When the Earth Opened her Mouth

Parshat Korach, Numbers 16:1-18:32 By Rachel Adelman, PhD The earth hath bubbles, as the water...

June 2019

June 26, 2019

On Grasshoppers and Angels

Parashat Sh’lach Lecha (Numbers 13:1-15:41) By Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld At the beginning of this...

June 04, 2019

The Power of Teaching Torah

By Rabbi Daniel Schaefer Parashat B'midbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20) Last Sunday, I had the privilege to...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

Commemorating and Participating in Shavuot

Parashat Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34) By Rabbi Daniel Klein From its earliest understanding, the revelation of...

May 15, 2019

Speakers of Infinity and Finitude

Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) A few weeks ago, my mother sent me the novel A...

April 2019

April 29, 2019

“After Death, There is Ritual”

Parashat Achrei Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30) By Rabbi Avi Killip The Yom Kippur ritual, described in...

April 02, 2019

Reverence for the Wondrous Life Force

Parashat Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59) By Rabbi Brian Besser The Levitical laws of purity strike the...

March 2019

March 21, 2019

The Paradoxical Freedom of Routine

Parshat Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36) By Rabbi Benjamin Barer Judaism has always concerned itself with proscribing ritual...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

Weaving a Mishkan for Every Age

Parashat Vayakhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20) By Rabbi Michael Shire And all the wise-hearted women spun with...

February 19, 2019

Two Ways to Tell a Story

Parashat Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35) By Rabbi Gray Myrseth In Parshat Ki Tisa, a tremendous...

January 2019

January 22, 2019

Valuing Work and Setting Limits

Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18:1-20:23) By Rabbi Micha'el Rosenberg I write these words on a Saturday...

January 09, 2019

Connecting Heart and Hand

Parashat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16) By Cantor Dara Rosenblatt On a sunny day in early December...

December 2018

December 12, 2018

Mirroring political struggles and victories at home

While talking with a couple of other dads from my community, we found ourselves commiserating...

December 05, 2018

Experiencing Exile

Parashat MIketz (Genesis 41:4-44-17) By Rabbi Leora Abelson A caravan makes its way through the...

November 2018

November 19, 2018

Wrestling with Technology & Finding Connection

Parashat Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43) By Rabbi Daniel Schaefer Thanksgiving is my favorite American holiday. More...

November 14, 2018

Vertical Ladders of Sky, Horizontal Ladders of Earth

Parashat Va-Yetze (Genesis 28:10-32:3) By Rabbi Jordan Schuster I’ve been thinking about John Keats lately. About...

October 2018

October 08, 2018

Noah: Words above the Waters

Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32) By Avraham Yizhak (Arthur) Green The story of Noah’s flood remains...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

You Shall Have Nothing But Joy

Sukkot By Rabbi Brian Besser Yom Kippur is the most ethereal of Jewish holidays. On...

September 17, 2018

What Comes After

Parshat Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52) By Rabbi Avi Strausberg When my wife and I were developing the...

September 05, 2018

I was not at Sinai

Parashat Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20) By Rabbi Elisha Herb The people stand at Sinai as would-be...

August 2018

August 21, 2018

The Torah needs a Trigger Warning

Parashat Ki Tetzei  (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) By Rabbi Avi Killip My summer began at a panel...

August 14, 2018

Chasing Compromise

Parashat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) By Rabbi Jane Kanarek “Imma, you’re not being fair!” complains my...

July 2018

July 10, 2018

Where have you come from and where are you going?

Starting Points & Destinations on our Journeys (Parashat Massei, Numbers 33:1-36:13) By Cantor Ken Richmond...

July 02, 2018

Asking for Change

Parshat Pinchas, Numbers 25:10-30:1 By Rabbi Jane Kanarek About ten years ago, I was introduced...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Something of Redemption

Parshat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9) By Rabbi Dan Judson This week’s Torah portion contains one of...

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