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Jacob’s Anxiety

Being forced to flee from his home, Jacob had little food and personal security.

Women Writing Torahs

Filmmaker Sasha Perry recently traveled to Seattle to document a historic event: the completion of the first Torah scroll written ...

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 ...

The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel has very little information about Daniel himself.

The Flow of Sacred Imagination

Every act of creativity is a co-creation between the maker and God.

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 ...

Meeting The Faces Of Need

By personally handing out rations, Joseph established a human connection and involvement with those for whom he provided.

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 ...

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.

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