If We Build: D’varim 5783

  It’s Shabbat Hazon, the “Shabbat of Vision.”…

Matot-Masei: And All for One: Building the Spiritual Ethic to Join “Another’s” Cause

  Part of an ongoing series that explores Torah through…
sketch from 19th century of the daughters of Zelophehad pleading to Moses

Pinchas: Demanding rights, then and now (Numbers 25:10- 30:1)

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Covering My Head

How could one little doily mean so much? Growing up what…
Tissot's the Death of Aaron shows two men of antiquity preparing a third man, the priest Aaron (Moses' brother), for burial

Hukkat-Balak: Who Is Responsible for Burying the Dead?

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installation of umbrellas in many colors suspended in the air over a street in Jerusalem with blue sky in the background

Korach: Rebels vs Reactionaries, and Strength in Diversity (Numbers 16:1-18:32)

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picture of the backs of two gymnasts together supporting a third gymnast on their shoulders (just the legs of the third gymnast are visible)

Sh’lach: Communal Reliance (Numbers 13:1-15:41)

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Beha’alotcha: Queering Chronology (Numbers 8:1 – 12:16)

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image of geologic layers representing four levels of Torah interpretation, with text that says "drilling through the pshat, remez, derash, gematriot and sod to gain deep meaning of a Torah verse is hard work. Using literal interpretation to justify division and judgement rather than to love cheapens Torah and does harm to humanity."

Nasso: On PaRDeS and Speaking Out Against Judgmental Literalism

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silhouette of people and camels at sunset in the desert

Bamidbar: The Wander Years and Traveling Together

Introduction to Sefer Bamidbar: The Wander Years by Rabbi…