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The Sexists Among Us (Vayakhel-Pekude 03/10/18)

Posted on March 14, 2018

The Sexists Among Us Thursday was International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of women throughout history. Between the women taking the lead at Sunday’s Oscar awards, Hope Continue Reading »

Outreach through Love (Ki Tisa 03/03/18)

Posted on March 6, 2018

Outreach through Love Purim fits the mold of the typical Jewish holiday: they wanted to kill us, we survived, let’s eat! Yet the Rabbis understood Purim on a much deeper Continue Reading »

New Paradigms of Leadership (Tetzveh – 2/24/18)

Posted on February 28, 2018

New Paradigms of Leadership The Parkland Shooting was a heinous act of violence and brutality that broke our hearts once more. Shootings continue one after another, and yet nothing changes. Continue Reading »

After the Honeymoon (Mishpatim – 02/10/18)

Posted on February 13, 2018

After the Honeymoon Just when you’re falling in love with all the drama and excitement of the weekly Torah readings, everything changes. When we started reading the Torah in Genesis Continue Reading »

Tu B’Shevat: Its History and Reinvention (Yitro – 02/03/18)

Posted on February 6, 2018

Tu B’Shevat: Its History and Reinvention Tu B’Shevat was this past Wednesday. In Jewish tradition, it’s not a major holiday, but rather a day marking the beginning of a new Continue Reading »

Motivation: Fact and Fiction (Beshalach – 01/27/18)

Posted on January 31, 2018

Motivation: Fact and Fiction Midrashim are a rich part of our heritage. They embellish events and stories in the Torah giving them detail and context, and they’re quick to identify Continue Reading »

Progressive Theology (Bo – 01/20/18)

Posted on January 25, 2018

Progressive Theology Jewish theology is never safe. Understandings that persevered for generations can quickly go by the wayside. Take the famous verse in our Parsha, Exodus 11:4 as an example: Continue Reading »

True Happiness (Shemot – 01/06)

Posted on January 5, 2018

True Happiness Over the snowstorm, I read an intriguing autobiography titled “All who go, do not return” by Shulem Deen. Shulem was a Skverer Hasid, those who live in the Continue Reading »

Joseph’s Theory of Economics (Vayigash 12/23)

Posted on December 26, 2017

Joseph’s Theory of Economics Rabbi Shmuel is leading a Torah study group at his shul when all of a sudden, an angel appears. The Angel says to the rabbi: “Rabbi Continue Reading »

Chanukah, Da Vinci and Judah Maccabee (Miketz 12/16)

Posted on December 20, 2017

Chanukah, Da Vinci and Judah Maccabee Recently, Christie’s Auction House announced that it had sold a 600-year-old painting entitled, “Salvatore Mundi,” reputedly the work of Leonardo da Vinci, for $450 Continue Reading »

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