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Parshat Yitro: Choosing God
by Sophie Stern Greenbaum '28 The other day I asked my son, “Moshe, if you could time travel back to any time in history, where would you...

Sophie Stern Greenbaum
Feb 6


Parshat B’shalach: Is God present among us or not?
by Susan Hornstein '25 Sometimes, especially when life feels tough, we become hyper-focused on the troubles and miss things that are...

Susan Hornstein
Feb 6


Parshat Bo: What Kind of Darkness?
by Yehudit Mazur-Shlomi '27 When we encounter a “natural phenomenon” that defies the laws of nature, how do we react? Do we marvel at the...

Yehudit Mazur-Shlomi
Jan 30


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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