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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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Dec 16, 20215 min read


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Dec 13, 20210 min read


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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Dec 9, 20216 min read


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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Dec 7, 20212 min read


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Nov 30, 20210 min read


Vayeishev - Risk for Reward
Thanks to Donnie Osmond, the world is quite familiar with the story of Joseph and his brothers. While we know the exquisite details of...
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Nov 25, 20216 min read


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Nov 22, 20210 min read


Vayishlach - What to Do With the Silence...
We have been reading the Torah for over two thousand years. The beauty of such a long relationship with a text is that we have poured...
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Nov 18, 20217 min read


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Nov 14, 20210 min read


Vayeitzei - Finding Holiness Alone
Jacob was terrified. He had just finished deceiving his brother, his much larger, stronger, and fitter brother, stealing his birthright...
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Nov 11, 20217 min read


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Nov 7, 20210 min read


Toldot: Family Systems at Work
One of the most damaging notions when thinking about our Torah is to assume the perfection of the characters described. It is not an...
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Nov 3, 20216 min read


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Nov 1, 20210 min read


Chayei Sarah: Finding Our Humanity Through Our Tribalism
Humanity has expanded rapidly since the days of the Torah. In his anthropological treatise, Sapiens, Israeli writer Yuval Noah Harari...
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Oct 28, 20216 min read


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Oct 25, 20210 min read


Parashat Lech Lecha: Following the Calling
God, as a character in the Torah, takes on many forms. In the Garden of Eden, God is described as “walking about the garden.” (Genesis...
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Oct 13, 20215 min read


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Oct 12, 20210 min read


Parashat Noach: Good Enough To Do The Job
Biblical Noah is best known for his zoological prowess. The story of his massive boat with two of every animal is one of the easiest...
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Oct 6, 20216 min read


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Oct 3, 20210 min read
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