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GenesisFrom Conflict to Creation: Rebecca’s Question and Our Own

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...

Community Blog Starting from the Very Beginning

One of the challenges I seem to come up against pretty often in life is starting...

Pluralistic Perspectives Gates of Tears

In this week’s parsha, we are deep in a difficult family story. Yitzhak an...