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Simultaneously, our Torah reading this week chronicles a failed rebellion against Moses, and we celebrate our National Independence, at least,

  In this week’s Torah reading, among seemingly unconnected teachings – after the ritual for dealing with a man in

  Last night with a panel of enlightened dignitaries at the “What’s Next? A Community Discussion on the Rise of

  We celebrate LGBTQ Pride this week at Temple Beth Zion in Western New York with a full weekend of

  This past Wednesday was Yom Ha-Zikaron – Israeli Memorial Day, which immediately precedes Yom Ha-Atzma-ut, Israeli Independence Day. In

Today is Yom Ha-Shoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day. Recently I saw these estimates: In 1939 there were 2.3 billion people

This Shabbat is the one directly before Passover and therefore is called the “Great Shabbat” – one of freedom and

The mind-body connection is a two-way street. In this week’s Torah readings we grapple with the issues of unknown diseases

  A ruler who didn’t understand the situation because he didn’t ask about what came before, then oppressed people because

  Regarding Jacob’s difficulties feeling separate from God during his long life – his deathbed address occurs in this week’s