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Feb 22, 20220 min read
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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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Feb 18, 20228 min read
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Feb 15, 20220 min read
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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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Feb 11, 20225 min read
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Feb 8, 20220 min read
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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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Feb 4, 20226 min read
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Feb 1, 20220 min read
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Jan 31, 20220 min read
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Jan 24, 20220 min read
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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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Jan 21, 20227 min read
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Jan 18, 20220 min read
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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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Jan 14, 20227 min read
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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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Jan 7, 20225 min read
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Jan 3, 20220 min read
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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
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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
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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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Dec 6, 20210 min read
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Nov 30, 20210 min read
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