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Exploring Sibling Rivalry and Fraternity in the Torah
Most of the early sibling relationships in Tanach are highly fraught; with jealousy, with anger and with hatred…
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Good Parent, Bad Parent: Lessons on Parenting from Tanach Characters
Torah is our guidebook for life…
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Contrasting the Educational Paths of Torah Study and Secular Learning
In a world often obsessed with outcomes and measurable results, the concept of learning for its own sake can seem almost foreign…
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What a 70-Year Woman with Pancreatic Cancer Can Teach You About Life
There are many joys and blessings that are part of being a community rabbanit…
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The Mechitza: A Structure for Empowerment and Intention
The mechitza; it’s one of the most noted, and contested structures in our synagogues today…
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Are Women Obligated in Birkat Hamazon?
A remarkable element of Jewish life is how in our everyday acts we are offered the opportunity to connect to Hashem and show gratitude for what He has blessed us with. An expression of this is in the commandment to thank Hashem both before and after we eat. The mitzvah of birkat hamazon (the after…
