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Separation of Powers
The Torah provides a model for separating religious, judicial, and governing bodies -- to keep power in check.
Lessons for Former Slaves
How can people who have worked to regain their freedom enslave their brothers?
Wholeness of a Broken Heart
True repair begins when we acknowledge the impact of broken relationships on this planet.
First Fruits (Bikkurim)
There are many things we can do to create local culture that links God, land, and people.
Wasteful Destruction
Judaism possesses the values on which an ecological morality may be grounded.
Time to Clean Up
As we work to clean up the places we live, we pray for Jerusalem to return to her splendor.
Franz Kafka
The 20th century's realest surrealist.
What Happens in Synagogue on Simchat Torah
Special ceremonies for ending and beginning the Torah cycle.