This weekend, traditional Jewish communities around the world recognize Tisha b’Av. It is a lesser-known day in our Jewish calendar that commemorates the destruction…
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“The Israelites set out from Rameses and encamped at Succoth. They set out from Succoth and encamped at Etham. They…
“The Israelites set out from Rameses and encamped at Succoth. They set out from Succoth and encamped at Etham. They…
The RNC, the DNC, and Parashat Pinchas The Democratic National Convention, following on the heels of the Republican National Convention,…
The RNC, the DNC, and Parashat Pinchas The Democratic National Convention, following on the heels of the Republican National Convention,…
What does it mean “to dwell apart?” At first blush, the phrase conjures any number of benign images: a divorced…
What does it mean “to dwell apart?” At first blush, the phrase conjures any number of benign images: a divorced…
Parashat Hukkat – Deafening Silence I’ve often heard that bad things come in threes. For Moses this week, they certainly…
Parashat Hukkat – Deafening Silence I’ve often heard that bad things come in threes. For Moses this week, they certainly…
High Noon and Holiness Inspired by my father’s penchant for citing parallels between narrative themes in Judaism and film, this…