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Parashat: Re’eh Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17 “You shall not do everything that we are doing here today, with each person acting as what’s right in their eyes, for you have not come yet to the resting place, the portion that Adonai your God gave to you.” — Deuteronomy 12:8-9 As the daughter of two lawyers, I have Continue Reading »
Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss introduces us to Azenath Barzani, perhaps the most remarkable Jewish woman you’ve never heard of. Image of a 16th century Kurdish woman from Wikimedia Commons, and is in the Public Domain.
Rabbi Amanda K. Weiss introduces us to the fascinating Samuel Pallache, perhaps one of the earliest “hyphenates” in Jewish History. Painting of Pallache by the Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn (Govaert Flinkck) Courtesy of the Andrew W. Mellon Collection at the National Gallery of Art, covered by the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Continue Reading »
Parashat: Matot-Masei Torah Reading: Numbers 30:2–36:13 “If a householder makes a vow to Adonai or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has crossed his lips.” — Numbers 30:3 Before I went to rabbinical school, my life was inundated with Jewish teachings Continue Reading »
Parashat: Korach Torah Reading: Numbers 16:1–18:32 “They congregated against Moses and Aaron, saying to them, ‘You have gone too far! For all the community are holy, all of them, and Adonai is in their midst. Why then do you raise yourselves above Adonai’s congregation?’” — Numbers 1:2 It is never easy to receive criticism to Continue Reading »
Parashat: Bamidbar Torah Reading: Numbers 1:1–4:20 “Take a census of the whole Israelite company [of fighters] by the clans of its ancestral houses, listing the names, every male, head by head.” — Numbers 1:2 Mazals! We’ve officially made it to our newest book — Bamidbar (or B’midbar, depending on your grammar and pronunciation). The Israelite Continue Reading »
