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Why Ruth on Shavuot?

The tale of this young Moabite widow teaches a lesson in ethical behavior.

Model Lessons

According to Jewish Law it’s the practice to refrain from getting married between Passover and Shavuot – until Lag B’Omer (Shulchan Aruch 493:1). ...

Culture and Counterculture

Are the giants described in Parashat Devarim primitive foes to be vanquished or a compelling culture to be resisted?

Keeping Faith

Just as the Israelites maintained their faith through nine plagues, we too should develop our ability to have faith in times of darkness.

How to Help a Sick Friend

A few months before my mother died, someone bought us a  gong (someone else bought us a pretty painted tambourine, ...

From Pride Comes Loneliness

Joseph's experience in prison teaches him, and us, that we succeed and flourish when we support those around us.

The Lesson of Habakkuk

An interpretation of this reading explains why Israel received God's revelation.

Song of Songs as Allegory

The Bible's most erotic book has long been understood as a metaphor.

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