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Underground Genesis
OK, I’ll weigh in: I really, really like the new R. Crumb new version of Genesis. When it was announced that the legendary underground comic book artist was going to take a crack at the Book of … more →
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Parshat VaYetze - Dream a little dream of ....
rabbiart wrote 19 hours ago: On the second day of creation HaShem creates a rakyia (usually translated ‘firmament’) t … more →
Parshat Vayetze - Jacob Left
rabbiart wrote 1 day ago: Our parshah begins with a simple six word verse that seems to merely set the scene for what is to fo … more →
Aleh Toldot Yitzhak Now the Jewish story begins #Torah
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rabbiart wrote 1 week ago: Torah students everywhere know that (how many? can you name them?) a small handful of parshiot are n … more →
Rosh Hodesh - Does HaShem Sin!?! Really! #Torah
rabbiart wrote 1 week ago: The first commandment given to the community of Israel is to observe Rosh Hodesh. Unlike the festiva … more →
The Life of Sarah - and what a life it was #Torah
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rabbiart wrote 2 weeks ago: Consider the journey of Sarah. We meet her for the first time when Avraham’s father takes the … more →
Underground Genesis
Rabbi Brant Rosen wrote 2 weeks ago: OK, I’ll weigh in: I really, really like the new R. Crumb new version of Genesis. When it was … more →
Still Studying Breshit (#Torah)
rabbiart wrote 2 weeks ago: Our Torah Study Chavurah meets once a month on Motzei Shabbat. We study one parshah each time in ord … more →
וַיֵּרָא - Parshat VaYera - Why do we Eat our Young?
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rabbiart wrote 3 weeks ago: In the space of one parshah Avraham Avinu is promised a son by Sarah, celebrates the birth of Isaac, … more →
Ha'azinu - How do we listen to each other?
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rabbiart wrote 2 months ago: This year on Shabbat Shuvah we read one of the most dramatic and literary parshiot in the Torah … more →
Between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur
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rabbiart wrote 2 months ago: It begins with a story. Everything begins with a story. Parents long for a child, but are unable to … more →
The Siddur and Health Care
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rabbiart wrote 2 months ago: I was sitting in shul this morning thinking about the Torah and healthcare. Thinking about the To … more →
The Torah, Healthcare and Socialism
rabbiart wrote 2 months ago: Its a mystery to me how anyone can take the Torah seriously and defend the health care system in the … more →
כִּי-תָבוֹא - We have a Place
rabbiart wrote 2 months ago: After the amazing catalog of Mitzvot from Ki Tetze, the Torah comes down to earth with only six mitz … more →
More Mitzvahs, More Mitzvahs
rabbiart wrote 3 months ago: We left off our study of Ki Tetzei’s mitzvot with #556 – not to punish anyone compelled … more →
Ki Tetzei - We've got Mitzvahs
rabbiart wrote 3 months ago: This parshah has a special significance to me because it is the Bat Mitzvah portion of our older dau … more →
Jew Wishes On: Rashi, by Elie Wiesel
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jewwishes wrote 3 months ago: Elie Wiesel has brought illumination to the reader, once again, in his biography on the life of Rabb … more →
One Brachah from the #Torah - It's in #Ekev
rabbiart wrote 3 months ago: Readers may know that – in Halachic thought – there is a great divide between mitzvot on … more →
Beyond Tisha B'Av - Upward and Onward #Torah #Va-etchanan
rabbiart wrote 3 months ago: In Jewish tradition, there is no such thing as luck. No coincidences either. The expressionswe often … more →
The vision of Isaiah - Hungry Mouths to Feed #Torah #Devarim
rabbiart wrote 4 months ago: There was inquiry on a list about food kitchens in Israel and how they are doing. This led somehow … more →
