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- Feb 18, 2022
- 8 min
Ki Tisa - The Worst Days Can Bring the Best Understanding
When I was a kid, my family used to read the children’s book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Needless to...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Feb 15, 2022
- 0 min
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Feb 11, 2022
- 5 min
Tetzaveh - An Old Symbol in a New Context
One of the biggest dangers of reading our Torah is our inability to put ourselves into the context of the section with which we are...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Feb 4, 2022
- 6 min
T'rumah - Making Space for God
“I begin with a prayer of gratitude for all that is holy in my life. God needs no words, no English or Hebrew, no semantics and no...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Jan 21, 2022
- 7 min
Yitro - Out of Order to Preserve Order
If you were to try to create a ranking of the best Torah portions, it is likely that all Jews would have a slightly different list. (The...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Jan 14, 2022
- 7 min
B'Shalach - Transitioning Perspectives
Throughout the ages, science has attempted to prove the accuracy of the story described in Parashat B’Shalach, at the peril of failing to...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Jan 7, 2022
- 5 min
Parashat Bo: The Invention of Ritual
At the beginning of Parashat Bo, God is preparing to bring about the worst, most impactful plague upon Egypt. Knowing that the Israelites...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Dec 16, 2021
- 5 min
Vayechi - Setting the Standard of Disruption
From the origins of creation to the creation of Am Yisrael, the book of Genesis has endeavored to explain the inception of the world as...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Dec 9, 2021
- 6 min
Vayigash - Owning Our Trauma
Joseph would have had every right to punish his brothers. After reuniting with the men who had tried to kill him, sold him into slavery,...
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rabbiaustinzoot
- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min
December Bulletin Article: Why Should We Know This?
The following is a bulletin article written for the Valley Temple, in Wyoming, Ohio, where I serve as Rabbi Educator. Every educator is...
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