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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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Extra Virgin Human Rights

by Rabbi Becky Silverstein
Parshat Tetzaveh focuses on the priests’ vestments and ordination, building on last week’s plan and vision of the mishkan. The pivot point between these topics is a singular commandment about a particular activity within the daily service: “You (Moses) shall further instruct the Israelites to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for...
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