Holidays

Pluralistic Perspectives Remembering the Future: Memories of the Heart

This Shabbat, the weekly Torah portion, Tetzaveh, embraces the consecration of t...

Holidays Matanot L’Evyonim – Giving and Receiving on Purim

Adar is here! Purim, with all its joy and merriment, is on its way.   As someo...

Rabbi Adina Allen

Exodus Power, Oppression and the Hardened Heart

This week’s Torah portion begins with God instructing Moses: “Come to Pharao...

Genesis The Plague of Survivalism (Parshat Vayigash, Genesis 44:18–47:27)

The Jewish people have a knack for surviving, even in the face of great odds. So...

Hanukkah Do Not Turn Away From the Light: Joseph, Hanukkah and Racial Justice

At its most basic level, Hanukkah is a holiday about bringing light into the dar...

Passover The Long Journey of Cultivating Gratitude

This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving, which for many of us is less about gratitu...