Weekly Torah Commentaries

Emor

Leviticus 21:1-24:23

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Text Studies

Some Days Count More Than Others by Rabbi Avi Weinstein

Provided by Hillel’s Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning, which creates educational resources for Jewish organizations on college campuses.

 

Caring For The Dead by Rabbi Jordan D. Cohen

Provided by KOLEL--The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning, which is affiliated with Canada's Reform movement.

Commentaries

Our Relationship to Other Creatures by Ora Sheinson

Provided by Canfei Nesharim, providing Torah wisdom about the importance of protecting our environment.

 

Sacred Time & Space by Rabbi Elliot Rose Kukla

Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.

 

Inclusivity and Access by Michelle Kay

Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.

 

Catch the Rhythm by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky

Provided by the Jewish Outreach Institute, an organization dedicated to creating a more open and welcoming Judaism.

 

Gleanings by Rabbi Ismar Schorsch

Provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative rabbinical seminary and university of Jewish studies.

 

Life And Love by Yitz Greenberg

Provided by CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a multi-denominational think tank and resource center.

 

The Pursuit Of Happiness by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Provided by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, which ordains Conservative rabbis at the University of Judaism.

 

Sefirat Ha-Omer--Time As Text by Rabbi Shimon Felix

Provided by the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, a summer seminar in Israel that aims to create a multi-denominational cadre of young Jewish leaders.

 

Sanctifiers Of Time by Rabbi Avraham Fischer

Provided by the Orthodox Union, the central coordinating agency for North American Orthodox congregations.

 

Ascending Towards Accessibility by Rabbi James Michaels

Provided by SocialAction.com, an on-line Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world.

 

Does It Really Matter How I Drive? by Elliot Forchheimer

Provided by the UJA-Federation of New York, which cares for those in need, strengthens Jewish peoplehood, and fosters Jewish renaissance.

 

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