Weekly Torah Commentaries

Vayeshev

Genesis 37:1-40:23

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Text Studies

Joseph: Technicolor Tzadik? by Rabbi Sharon Mars

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

 

Anger Management by Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger

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

 

Mindfulness by Rabbi Jeffrey L. Glickman

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

Commentaries

Shepherd Consciousness by Fivel Yedidya Glasser

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

 

Dreamers in Prison by Evan Wolkenstein

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

 

Courage to Dream by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky

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

 

The Challenge Of Changing by Dvora Weisberg

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

 

From Pride Comes Loneliness by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

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

 

Controlling Love 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.

 

Leadership Traits by Rabbi Chaim Landau

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

 

Before The Law: Creating Real Systems Of Justice by Aliza Mazor

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

 

Improving Our Speech by Marjorie Rothenberg

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

 

God Was In That Text by Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz

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

 

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