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Masei

Numbers 33:1-36:13

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  • In this week's Torah portion, the tribes of Reuven and Gad promise to help out the other tribes while not living in the land of Israel. God tells Moses exactly where each tribe will live. God clarifies the laws of murder. The daughters of Zelophehad receive their inheritance.

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    God clarifies the laws of murder.

     

    Text Studies

    Social Action and Environmentalism

    The Family Album
    Rabbi Leslie Bergson, Hillel

    Creating Sustainable Freedom
    Dorothy Richman, AJWS

    Cities or Sanctuaries
    Rabbi Neal Loevinger, KOLEL

    Refugee Awareness
    Rabbi Jacob Fine, AJWS

    Lost Stories
    Jane West Walsh & Gershon Silins, URJ

    Green Spaces
    Alana Suskin, socialaction.com

     

    Lessons for Regional Planning
    Jon Greenberg, Canfei Nesharim

     


    From the Denominations

    Pluralism and Outreach

    The Importance of Intention
    Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University

    Real Change in the Torah
    Rabbi Lisa Edwards, Women of Reform Judaism

    The Limits of Power & Conquest
    Rabbi Avraham Fischer, Orthodox Union

    Protecting the Sacredness of Life
    Dvora Weisberg, CLAL

     

    Journeying With the Divine
    Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Institute

     

    Valuing Journeys
    Abigail Dauber Sterne, UJA-Federation of New York

       

    Family and Fun

     

    Parashat Masei Quiz
    Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

     

     

     

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