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Matot-Masei: Community Just Might Be the Only Thing That Saves Us
When you understand yourself to be part of a community, you’ll show up, you’ll fight for your neighbor, and you won’t let concerns for your own welfare be at odds with doing so.
Download Changing the Conversation: A Resource for Israel and Palestine Education
An entry point for Jewish communities to engage with Israel and Palestine with depth, nuance, and care.
WATCH: Understanding Antisemitism: A Training for All
Watch T'ruah's antisemitism training, led by our Director of Learning, Rabbi Jonah Winer.
Appropriate Responses
The rape of Jacob’s daughter Dinah by Shechem and subsequent verses (Bereshit, chapter 34) is one of the most disheartening episodes in the entire Torah. Where is Dinah’s voice in this narrative? What did Dinah think and feel? Who comforted her after such a frightening episode? Sadly, shockingly, we never hear from Dinah. She speaks...
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A Tale of Two Brothers
The reunion was to take place the next morning. Each of the brothers, alone within his own encampment, struggled with his own fears – and his own memories. Esau, the older, was sure that his younger brother would be up to his old tricks. He remembered how he had done everything his father had asked...
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True Teshuvah
When does Jacob do teshuvah for swindling his brother Esau out of birthright and paternal blessing? Reading over the brothers’ reconciliation in Parshat Vayishlach, I am struck by all that is missing. How can the brothers truly reconnect if past hurts are left buried? As Esau approaches, Jacob’s actions show concern but not contrition. He...
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