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Parashat: Ki Teitzei Torah Reading: Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19 “If you see your fellow Israelite’s donkey or ox fallen in the road, do not ignore it; you must raise it together,” — Deuteronomy 22:4 This commandment, seemingly quite specific to a particular situation, is a much larger commandment that still applies in the modern day. No, 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.
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.
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 »
