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Back to SearchR. Avi Killip: "Anti-Idolatry" - Talmudic Wisdom on Fighting Racism
Anyone living in America today will eventually encounter racism they cannot easily fix or change, just as our ancestors could not entirely avoid or c…
3 years, 7 months ago
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Shemot: Rethinking the Amidah
Our most fundamental prayer, the Amidah, doesn’t mention Moshe by name. But the scene of Moshe at the burning bush is one of the central images of th…
3 years, 7 months ago
Dena Weiss: How to Have Difficult Conversations, Part 3
Are you permitted to lie if the truth might be worse? In this series, Dena Weiss considers Jewish texts that span time and space in order to arrive a…
3 years, 7 months ago
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat VaYechi: Waiting for God
Where is God in my life and why am I stuck in a difficult place? Will God ever intervene on my behalf, and help me—and all of us—come to a better pla…
3 years, 7 months ago
Dena Weiss: How to Have Difficult Conversations, Part 2
How do you share painful or unsettling news? In this series, Dena Weiss considers Jewish texts that span time and space in order to arrive at a set o…
3 years, 7 months ago
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat VaYigash: Prayer is About Coming Closer
How might we come closer to God in prayer? What are the physical acts that deepen the potential for relationship with God while praying? The rabbinic…
3 years, 8 months ago
Dena Weiss: How to Have Difficult Conversations, Part 1
What do you say—or not say—to someone who has lost a family member? In this series, Dena Weiss considers Jewish texts that span time and space in ord…
3 years, 8 months ago
Yael Jaffe: I Know of Nothing But Miracles, Part 2
What do miracles tell us about God’s presence? How do we define the miraculous? Where does one miracle begin and human agency end? In this series, or…
3 years, 8 months ago
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Mikeitz: Facing the Truth
How are we meant to admit sin in our prayers? What is the model for confession after having done something wrong?
3 years, 8 months ago
R. Avi Killip: I Know of Nothing But Miracles, Part 1
What do miracles tell us about God’s presence? How do we define the miraculous? Where does one miracle begin and human agency end? In this series, or…
3 years, 8 months ago