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

  This past Thursday evening marked LaG b’Omer – the 33rd of the Omer – a minor celebration in the

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

The births of many of our ancestors for whom the tribes of Israel are named occur in this week’s Torah

  In this week’s Torah reading Rebecca gives birth to twins, Esau and Jacob, whose conflict will lead Jacob fleeing

This week was Veterans Day, and this week we read of the death of our matriarch, Sarah, and the matching

On a very big week we read a very big section of the Torah – God appeared to Abraham and

Two years since the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. For the 11 souls murdered while they

Around 2009 we encountered the tradition of Noah’s Pudding from Turkish Muslims in Reno, Nevada. These Muslims celebrate the landing

On the Israeli and Reform Jewish calendars we celebrate Sh’mini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on the same day – this