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Vaera 5780 – Crying Out and Reparations

America was built on the backs of slaves. From 1620 to 1865 nearly 600,000 Africans were enslaved and shipped to

This week’s parsha starts with the Jewish people enslaved by Pharaoh. Pharaoh loads the people up with cruel and pointless

A little over a week ago the United States assassinated General Qassem Soleimani, a terrorist who was the leader of

Envy is at the heart of this week’s parsha. We’re told, And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons,

Third Beach on the Quileute Reservation in Washington is a beautiful place that really deserves a much more beautiful name.

In the birkat hamazon, the grace after meals, there’s a curious phrase: Kedoshenu kadosh YakovOur holiness is the holiness of