Shemini

Leviticus 9:1-11:47

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Text Studies

Overcoming And Learning From Our Mistakes by Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger

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

 

Boundaries, Sanctity, And Silence by Rabbi Cary Kozberg

Provided by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.

Commentaries

An Abundance of Fish by Candace Nachman

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

 

Considering Our Food Choices by Rabbi Elliot Rose Kukla

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

 

Lessons from the Pig by Beth Kalisch

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

 

From Regulation to Relation by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky

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

 

Kashrut After Refrigerators by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

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

 

The Time And Place For Spontaneity 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.

 

Role Models For Leadership by Michelle Wasserman

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

 

The Role Of The Elders by Rabbi Avraham Fischer

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

 

Alcoholism And The “Nation Of Priests” by Rabbi Carl Perkins

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

 

Death, Grief, And Consolation by Beth Freishtat

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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