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Numbers 19:1-22:1

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  • God instructs Moses and Aaron regarding the red heifer. Miriam, Moses and Aaron's sister, dies. Moses hits a rock to bring forth water rather than speaking to it. At the end of the parashah, Aaron dies.

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    Moses hit a rock to obtain
    water for the Israelites.

     

    Text Studies

    Social Action and Environmentalism

    Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
    Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Hillel

    Responding to Thirst
    Jordana Schuster, AJWS

    Highest Standards
    Rabbi Jordan Cohen, KOLEL

    Tools of Justice
    Evan Wolkenstein, AJWS

    Two Strikes and They're Out?
    Rabbi Eric Polokoff, Union for Reform Judaism

    Water Consciousness
    Jonathan Neril, Canfei Nesharim

     

    Tears & Tzedakah
    Lawrence Bush & Jeffrey Dekro, socialaction.com

     


    From the Denominations

    Pluralism and Outreach

    Miriam--Water Under the Bridge?
    Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish Unversity

    Remembering Miriam
    Carol Ochs, Women of Reform Judaism

    Facing Long-Standing Foes
    Rabbi Marc Penner, Orthodox Union

    Preparing for an Unknown Future
    Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Initiative

     

    A Flawed Hero
    David Elcott, CLAL

     

    When to Talk and When to Act
    Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowships

       

    Family and Fun

    Parashat Hukkat for Families
    Torah Topics for Today

     

    Parashat Hukkat Quiz
    Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

     

    Parashat Hukkat Challah
    Julie Seltzer

     

     

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