January 15, 2025 -
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January 15, 2025 -
Modern Day Exoduses We recall the exodus from Egypt twice daily with designated prayers in the morning and evening services. Two nights a year, we celebrate this event with prolonged Continue Reading »
The Science Behind Belief This past Wednesday, Stephen Hawking, the most famous theoretical physicist of our time, died at age 76. Hawking wrote so lucidly of the mysteries of space, Continue Reading »
The Sexists Among Us Thursday was International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of women throughout history. Between the women taking the lead at Sunday’s Oscar awards, Hope Continue Reading »
Outreach through Love Purim fits the mold of the typical Jewish holiday: they wanted to kill us, we survived, let’s eat! Yet the Rabbis understood Purim on a much deeper Continue Reading »
New Paradigms of Leadership The Parkland Shooting was a heinous act of violence and brutality that broke our hearts once more. Shootings continue one after another, and yet nothing changes. Continue Reading »
After the Honeymoon Just when you’re falling in love with all the drama and excitement of the weekly Torah readings, everything changes. When we started reading the Torah in Genesis Continue Reading »
Tu B’Shevat: Its History and Reinvention Tu B’Shevat was this past Wednesday. In Jewish tradition, it’s not a major holiday, but rather a day marking the beginning of a new Continue Reading »
Motivation: Fact and Fiction Midrashim are a rich part of our heritage. They embellish events and stories in the Torah giving them detail and context, and they’re quick to identify Continue Reading »
Progressive Theology Jewish theology is never safe. Understandings that persevered for generations can quickly go by the wayside. Take the famous verse in our Parsha, Exodus 11:4 as an example: Continue Reading »
True Happiness Over the snowstorm, I read an intriguing autobiography titled “All who go, do not return” by Shulem Deen. Shulem was a Skverer Hasid, those who live in the Continue Reading »
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