Summary of December Board Meeting

D’var Torah Rabbi Annie taught us a new song, praise God for rolling dark to light and back again. This was related to origins of Hanukkah with a midrash about… Read More

Prayer for the Future

The other night, at Federation’s Main Event, Bari Weiss suggested that instead of thinking of Judaism as a religion, ethnicity, or culture, we should consider it a counter-culture. What she… Read More

Miriam: A Eulogy and a Tikkun

Amit teaches math and science at WB Saul, the School District of Philadelphia’s agriculture high school. Hosting shabbat meals is how he builds power for his union caucus, the Caucus… Read More

Living in Song

Sometimes you steer the d’var Torah, and sometimes the d’var Torah steers you. Toward the end of Massekhet Sotah[1] there is a long midrash that parses our Torah portion, Shlah, in… Read More

A Few Reflections on Middot from Our Confirmation Class

This year’s Confirmation ceremony featured an exploration of Middot – Jewish moral virtues. While Mitzvot are the literal commandments that we follow, Middot are the general character-based guidelines that help… Read More

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