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Human Vessels For Blessing
By asking the priests to bless the people, God gives them an opportunity to serve as role models of caring for the people.
The Connection And Stability Of Blessing
Parashat Beha'alotcha illustrates three paths of achieving meaning in life.
God Hears, But What We Do Matters Most
Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses, and Miriam's punishment of leprosy teach lessons of sibling and communal responsibility.
Parshat Beha’alotcha: Summary
The Israelites receive instructions regarding Passover, journey forth from Sinai and complain to God on several occasions.
Making Sense Of The Census
The prohibition against the direct counting of the Israelites cautions us to remember the human faces behind abstract statistics.
History of the Reform Movement
America's largest Jewish denomination, Reform began in 19th-century Germany.
Soviet Jewry Between the Wars
Soviet Jewry Between Wars. World War I and the Jews. Jewish History from 1914 - 1948. Modern Jewish History. Jewish History and Community.
Jewish Tradition and the Lifecycle
Jewish lifecycle rituals reflect a communal orientation, the democratic nature of traditions, the relationship between the biological and the social, and the inevitability of evolution and change.
The Mystics of Safed
Joseph Caro and Moses Cordovero, icons of Safed mysticism, elaborated on the teachings of the Zohar.