Balak 5779 – Can You Separate the Art from the Artist?
Is it OK to appreciate art that comes from very flawed artists? Knowing what went on at Neverland, should we
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Divrei Torah Blogs
Korach 5779 – Change is Hard
Change is hard. Change is necessary. Change is inevitable. In this week’s Torah portion, a man named Korach wants change.
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Korach 5778 – Korach, Governance, and Temple Beth-El
Note: the argument in the photo was at the Western Wall a few years ago, when some ultra-Orthodox men were
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Bamidbar 5778 – The Embassy and Gaza
This week’s Torah portion has a lesson on the benefits of order. The 12 tribes are organized into four camps.
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Emor 5778 – Should Conservative Rabbis Officiate at Intermarriages?
They shall not marry a woman defiled by harlotry, nor shall they marry one divorced from her husband. For they
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Tazria-Metzora 5778: The Power of Words
This week’s Torah portion, Tazria-Metzora, opens with a discussion of the ritual impurity connected with child-bearing. After giving birth a
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