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Parashat: Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8 I led you through the wilderness forty years; the clothes on your back did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet; you had no bread to eat and no wine or other intoxicant to drink—that you might know that I יהוה am your God. — Deuteronomy 29:4-5 Continue Reading »
Parashat: Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9 “TzeDeK TzeDeK TiRDoF — Justice, Justice shall you pursue, in order that you may live and come to inherit the land that Adonai your God is giving to you.” — Deuteronomy 16:20 The doubling over of the first word of this verse — TzeDeK — has fascinated generations of Jews, many Continue Reading »
Rabbi Daniel Plotkin introduces us to Gilad Kariv, the progressive polymath who is an attorney, Reform rabbi, and member of the Israeli Knesset. Photo of Kariv Courtesy of Eithan Schonberg on Wikimedia Commons, covered under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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.
Parashat: Eikev Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25 “When you have eaten your fill, give thanks to your God יהוה for the good land given to you.” — Deuteronomy 8:10 This line appears in Brikat HaMazon, the blessing after meals. While I was recently away at the URJ Creative Arts Academy, we sang this every day as a reminder Continue Reading »
Parashat: D’varim Torah Reading: Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22 “These are the words that Moses addressed to all Israel on the other side of the Jordan.” — Deuteronomy 1:1 The fifth and final book of the Torah opens with the Israelites assembled on the eastern side of the Jordan river. After forty years of trial and tribulation while Continue Reading »
