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Pluralistic PerspectivesExploring Pluralism in Divided Times: A National Virtual Retreat for Religious Leaders

Community Blog An Unexpected Family Tradition

As most parents know, when you have small children, your social life takes a maj...

Genesis Other Stories, Others’ Stories (Parshat Vayechi, Genesis 47:28–50:26)

Last November, I attended the inaugural conference of the Sisterhood of Salaam...

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...

Community Blog Bigger Than Ourselves: Finding a Foundation for Our Family

We have been raising our two children (ages 3 and 5) as part of the Jewish commu...

Genesis I and I

Jacob’s struggle in this week’s Torah portion is framed by revelatio...