Can kashrut return to its ecological beginnings?
By Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde
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This week’s Torah reading is Shemini, Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47.
When I became observant in my early 20s (I’m now...
Singing the Song of the Sea… again
By Rabbi Neil Tow
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Every Friday night, as Shabbat comes in, we sing Shiru L’Adonai Shir Chadash (Psalm 96) “Sing to God a...
A moonlit morning & gentle possibilities for freedom — a poetic approach
By Rabbi Daria Jacobs-Velde
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Passover begins on Saturday at sunset.
Day 1
I awoke early this morning. My body contemplated the possibility of returning to...
Why Leviticus can bring us closer
By Rabbi Lia Bass
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This week’s Torah portion is Vayikra, Leviticus 1:1 - 5:26.
I love the Book of Leviticus. It contains many important...
A model for sacred reopening
By Rabbi Jill Levy
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This week’s Torah portion is Vayakhel-Pekudei, Exodus 35:1-40:38.
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey flooded 10 feet of water into the basement...
What’s God like?
By Bill Dauster
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This week’s Torah portion is Ki Tisa, Exodus 30:11–34:35.
What is God like? In this week’s Torah reading, after the Israelites’...
Holy space our ancestors couldn’t imagine
By Rabbi Jennifer Weiner
This week’s Torah portion is Terumah, Exodus 25:1 - 27:19.
How many of us are Zoomed out? In the beginning of Zoom...
The religious side of civil law
By Rabbi Elliot Kaplowitz
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This week’s Torah portion is Mishpatim, Exodus 21:1 - 24:18.
Parshat Mishpatim seems to mark a transition in the Torah....
They tried to kill us. We keep God before us. Let’s eat.
By Rabbi Alana Suskin
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This week’s Torah reading is Yitro, Exodus 18:1 - 20:23.
The Ten Commandments, which appear for the first time in...
What we learned in the desert
By Tzippy Ross
This week’s Torah portion is Beshalach, Exodus 13:17-17:16.
This week’s parshah is a transition when B’nai Yisrael leave behind their lives as slaves...
