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Chanukah: Spread Love and Righteousness
The Chanukah lights are intended for people on the “outside” — those on the margins. The internal practice of Chanukah is to turn outward and examine how we help illuminate God’s holiness for people on the outside of our society.
“THEY FOUGHT BACK, USING EVERYTHING THEY HAD AVAILABLE”: Democracy and Theology in Independent Afro-Jewish Communities
A conversation between Rabbi Walter Isaac, PhD, and Rabbi Koach Baruch Frazier on the role of Black Judaic communities in innovating democratic ideals in the Americas.
Freedom Means Thinking for Oneself, Too
In this week’s d’var torah on Parshat VaEra, Bard College President Leon Botstein asks just what kind of freedom Moses was demanding.
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No Shortcuts to Liberation, Alas
In this week's d'var torah on Parshat Shemot, NYC Councilman Brad Lander draws connections between patterns of oppression and resistance then and now.
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Arts of Losing: Joseph and His Brothers, Religious Nationalism, and Democracy
Joy Ladin applies the 'art of losing' to Joseph, his brothers, and religious nationalists in this d'var torah for Parshat Vayechi.
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We Choose To Keep People Hungry. We Don’t Have To.
Abby Leibman analyzes our attitudes towards hunger in this d'var torah on parshat Vayigash.
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One Candle at a Time
Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street offers a small candle of hope (originally published in 2019).
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Walking in Tamar’s Shoes
Cindy Greenberg examines the troubling story of Tamar in this d'var torah on Parshat Vayeshev.
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Discomposing Our Culture of Toxic Masculinity
Rabbi Sharon Brous calls for an end to toxic masculinity as we read about the rape of Dina in this week's torah portion, Vayishlach.
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Healing the Rift: Jacob’s Ladder & the Great Law of Peace
When President Trump announced that he would no longer receive The New York Times or Washington Post at the White House, I was struck that a sitting President would brazenly cut out half of America’s civil discourse to justify his domination of American politics. I felt how deep the rift in our politics has become,...
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When Toxic Polarization Poisons Policy
Rabbi Michael G. Holzman warns us of the fine line between polarization and demonization in this week's d'var torah on parshat Toldot.
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What To Do With Unbearable Suffering
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman brings the Piaseczna Rebbe's teachings on Chayei Sara to our own times.
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