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

Part of an ongoing series that explores Torah through an ethic…
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

Part of an ongoing series that explores Torah through an ethic…
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Bamidbar: The Wander Years and Traveling Together

Introduction to Sefer Bamidbar: The Wander Years by Rabbi…

Graceful Takings / Graceful Masculinity: Shlach

Part of a periodic Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish…

The Graceful Lightness of Being / Graceful Masculinity: B’ha’alot’kha

Part of a periodic Torah series on graceful masculinity and Jewish…

Graceful Flags / Graceful Masculinity: Bamidbar

Part of a periodic Torah series on graceful masculinity and…

Making Everyone Count

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  Part of a yearlong Torah series on building and…