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Lech Lecha: A Wide Open Tent

If the tent, our home, is truly open on all sides, there is an understanding that each person is continuing onward on a different journey. Our Torah is blessing us to be just as supportive in saying goodbye as we are in saying hello.

Antisemitism Resources

T'ruah's collected resources on antisemitism.

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VOTING AND DEMOCRACY: One Possible Halakhic Approach

Rabbi David Polsky reflects on what Jewish tradition has to say about voting and democratic practice.

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How Is This Fair?

by Rabbi Amy Small
Rabbi Amy Small asks us to widen the path of justice in this week's d'var Torah on Parshat Shoftim.
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Shemini: Strange Pitfalls and Big-Picture Solutions

by Rabbi Michael Zimmerman
Those of us of a certain age remember the heady days of the 1960s, when we hoped to create a new world of peace and love. Fast forward half a century to the last election. How did the love generation devolve into today’s isolation, rage, and powerlessness? What went wrong? This week’s parashah, with its...
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