Looking backward, looking forward: A year of Torah 20/20

by Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow and Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson
A d’var Torah for Simchat Torah. Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow is the Vice President at the Foundation for Jewish Camp. He has a deep love of irreverent, relevant, and revealing Torah and blogs religiously at saidtomyself.com. Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson is Director of Rabbinic Training at T’ruah and the editor of Torah 20/20.   Rabbi...
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Torah 20/20: Looking with Fresh Eyes

by Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow
Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow introduces T'ruah's newest project, Torah 20/20, in this d'var torah for Simchat Torah.
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Seeing the Broken World: Discovering Myths Around Homelessness (Parshat Bereshit)

by Cantor Abbe Lyons
Commentary on Parshat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1 – 6:8) The story of humanity in the Torah begins with homelessness. The first two humans, Eve/Chava (“Mother of all life”) and Adam (“Earthling”) are unhoused vegetarian nudists living in bliss – and blissful ignorance – in the bubble of perfection of the Garden of Eden. There is no...
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FAQ About Weakening Democracy in Israel

by Cantor Abbe Lyons
This two-pager FAQ addresses the Nation-State Law and other legislation passed by the Knesset this summer that weakens Israel’s democratic institutions. It is followed by two pages of quotations from classical and contemporary Zionist thinkers and leaders that remind us of how important democracy is to Zionism. Included in the FAQ are links to more...
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