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Two Blessings

When Rebecca and I moved to Jerusalem for my third year of rabbinical school, we joined a CSA group that delivered a box of farm-fresh produce each Thursday. As the weeks… Read More

Posted: August 1, 2016 by

Reckoning with the Rock

Hukat 5776/16 July 2016

I’d like to study with you the episode in today’s Parasha, of Moses’ hitting the rock and God’s pronouncement that Moses and Aaron would not enter Canaan, and to explore… Read More

Posted: July 20, 2016 by

A World on Fire

The best midrashim have a fairy tale quality: kings and princesses, heroes and villains, miracles and magic. We should not, however, mistake their enchanted world for simplicity. The best midrashim, the ones… Read More

Posted: July 18, 2016 by

Meet Cindy!

Only a light that shines as bright as our Cindy could lighten up the rainy, clouded Wednesday that we were having. After going through the Hebrew School and Hebrew High… Read More

Posted: July 14, 2016 by

The Political Consequences of Anger and Compassion in Parashat Korah

Korah 5776/9 July 2016

This week’s parashah opens with what looks like a theological challenge to the leadership of Moses and Aaron. About a year after the Exodus, an internal Jewish rebellion arose. The… Read More

Posted: July 13, 2016 by
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