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Jacob’s Anxiety
Being forced to flee from his home, Jacob had little food and personal security.
Israel, Rabbis Without Borders, Study
Reciprocal Receiving on Rosh Chodesh
The Western Wall beckoned at the beginning of the new Hebrew month of Kislev, 5760.I was studying at the Conservative ...
Celebrate, Jewish History, Jewish&, Purim, Sephardic Jews, Study
Sephardic Songs Add Merriment to Purim
And what is a drinking party without drinking songs? As in other Jewish communities, drinking alcohol was part of the ...
The Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel has very little information about Daniel himself.
Women Writing Torahs
Filmmaker Sasha Perry recently traveled to Seattle to document a historic event: the completion of the first Torah scroll written ...
Meeting The Faces Of Need
By personally handing out rations, Joseph established a human connection and involvement with those for whom he provided.
American Jews, Jewish History, Study
Haym Salomon: Revolutionary Broker
Haym Salomon played a significant role in saving the newly established United States from financial ruin and was a prominent part of Jewish community affairs.
Hurricane Sandy, FEMA, and the Need for Big Government
The Rabbis teach (Ta’anit 11a) that “at a time when the community is suffering, no one should say, ‘I will ...
Is Relational Judaism Only For Large Jewish Communities?
I recently had the privilege of listening to Professor Ron Wolfson give several talks to my community about his new ...
Running and Returning
The maze-like path of the labyrinth, leading in and out of a sacred center, echoes an ancient kabbalistic idea.