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Vayetze: Remembering Jacob outside Home Depot
Laban is happy to use Jacob as a worker and use his own children as tools to extract more value from Jacob, all while telling himself a comforting narrative that he is just doing what is right in his country.
GRANDMA SAYS NO!
In a moment of such high stakes, we take heart and courage from Jonah Canner’s ode to his vibrant radical grandmother.
Quieting our Amygdalas
Of course, we are scared when faced with giants, or when we are fed terrifying misinformation. It is what we do with our fears and anxiety that is a key to Jewish spirituality.
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The Art of Burden-Bearing
I wonder if there might not be some wisdom in “let’s not talk about it”; if the covering might, sometimes, be part of the carrying.
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Weapons Sales in Halacha
This two page source sheet has applications both for the issue of domestic gun sales and gun violence and regarding international arms sales, whether by Israel or the US.
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Where Have All The Flowers Gone
“Where have all the flowers gone.” For a host of reasons, I hate loving this song: especially at this time of year. I look forward to loving this song, when it will no longer speak to me. This song is about the cycle of life and death. Our life cycles are a normal part of...
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No More Sarahs
Last April, I traveled to Washington D.C. to visit my son at college. Georgetown University is a great place and, by all accounts, safe. We were in the bookstore when, suddenly, the entire student center was on lockdown. A policeman explained that the night before two students had been robbed at gunpoint outside the business...
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