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Parshat Va'era: From Despair to Redemption
by Rabbi Rina Krautwirth In the first few verses of Parshat Va'era, we encounter a pivotal moment in Jewish history: The beginning of...

Rabbi Rina Krautwirth
Jan 13


Parshat Shemot: Upstanding and the Qualities of a Leader
by Ilana Gimpelevich '26 Parshat Shemot opens with a review of the entire household of Yaakov descending to Egypt. Coming on the heels...

Ilana Gimpelevich
Jan 13


Parshat Vayechi: In Them May My Name Be Recalled
by Emily Bell '27 Thomas Bell, my grandfather, died at home after many long months of hospice care at the age of 82. I was 18 years old....

Emily Bell
Jan 9


Parshat Vayigash: God’s Descent into Egypt
by Sarah Kaufman '25 We’re used to seeing long lists of names in Bereishit, most typically in the early genealogies of humanity. If...

Sarah Kaufman
Jan 2
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