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How will we get through the next four years? This week’s Torah portion can help
A small detail in the Jacob story in this week's Torah portion brings us an important piece of wisdom about patience and ...
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If rabbis can’t talk about public policy, what’s the point of Torah?
Text Messages is a column, produced with The Jewish Week, sharing wisdom from the weekly Torah portion. (JTA) — When do you call the rabbi? Sometimes to complain. (We’re Jews, after all.) ...
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The Angel – Comments on Torah Portion Va-Yishlach 2024
Comments on Torah Portion Va-Yishlach 2024 (adapted from previous versions) c Rabbi Mordecai Finley In our Torah portion, ...
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Gabrielle Giffords just celebrated her bat mitzvah at age 51
But last Saturday, Giffords chanted her Torah portions, becoming a bat mitzvah at Temple Chaverim in Tucson at the age of 51, the Forward reported. The milestone was the culmination of 20 years ...
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Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers
A young woman is gingerly applying lipstick for her upcoming date, unaware of the horrible fate awaiting her. This may sound ...
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Life Torn and Sewn Together Comments on Torah portion Chayyei Sarah 2024 (adapted from previous versions)
in our Torah portion, Chayyei Sarah, but under the name Keturah. We met Hagar as the maidservant of Sarai (before she became Sarah) in Genesis 16. When Sarai could not conceive, Hagar was given to ...