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Rabba Sara Hurwtitz, in eJewish Philanthropy

October 27, 2022

Dvar Torah / Bereishit / Noach

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D’var Torah; Parshat Noach; Parashah; Building; Community; Family; Goal; Journey; Midrash; Mindfulness; Peace; Tanakh

When in community, we can value working in harmony or prioritize our actions over the people carrying them out. Rabba Sara Hurwitz reflects upon what went wrong in the Tower of Bavel story.

Rabbi Jeffrey Fox, in Sacred Spaces

October 26, 2022

Dvar Torah

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D’var Torah; Source sheet; Abuse; Autonomy; Consent; Family; God; Love; Nation; Psychology; Relationships; Sexuality; Support; Talmud; Tanakh

The parameters of consent are defined twice in depth throughout Judaic thought. Rabbi Jeffrey Fox explores what it means to consent to religious devotion and to a sexual partner in the eyes of the sources.

Jeffrey Salkin, in Religion News

October 21, 2022

In the News

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Article; Books; Creativity; Feminism; Literary devices; Literature; Midrash; Torah study

Dirshuni, a collection of midrash written by women to provide another voice to the text, utilizes word play and sources alike.

Shula Neuman, in STL Jewish Light

October 21, 2022

In the News

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Maharat Rori Picker Neiss; Article; Community; Education; Feminism; Jewish life; Journey; Leadership; Torah study; Women Rabbis

Over fifty years, many denominations have moved to including women in the rabbinate. Some of these leaders speak about their experiences.

Naima Hirsch Gelman

2022/5783

Dvar Torah / Bereishit / Bereishit

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D’var Torah; Parshat Bereishit; Parashah; Body; Feelings; Feminism; Gender; Health; Journey; Menstruation; Physical; Sex; Sexuality; Shame; Talmud; Tanakh

The initial state of being in Gan Eden was one without shame about sex or bodies. Naima Hirsch Gelman examines what changed, and reflects upon the pains which women have been forced to accept with time. Most importantly, though, she examines how we can return to the original state.

Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold and Anita Silvert, in Verses

October 20, 2022

Multimedia / Bereishit / Bereishit

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D’var Torah; Podcast; Art; Broadway; Colors; Completion; Complexity; Creation; Music; Musicals; Songs; Theater

Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold and Anita Silvert kick off season two of Verses with a comparison between Sunday in the Park with George and the creation of a complete world.

Tamar Green Eisenstat

2022/5783

Dvar Torah / Holidays / Sukkot

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D’var Torah; Holidays; Sukkot; Hoshanah Rabbah; Arba minim; Chassidut; Children; Food; Psychology; Rebbe Nachman; Relationships; Society; Tanakh

Every individual has the power to make an impact. Tamar Green Eisenstat highlights the ways that a Talmudic tale of Hoshanah Rabbah imparts this message.

Julia Gergely, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency

October 12, 2022

In the News

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Article; Holidays; Sukkot; Community; Family; Friendship; Legacy; Love; Memory; Relationships; Sukkah

The IMKHA sukkah built in the Manhattan JCC is a loving tribute from Zelda Stern and a close friend to her late husband who loved the holiday so much.

Ben Sales, in eJewishPhilanthropy

October 7, 2022

In the News

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Article; Holidays; Sukkot; Community; Family; Friendship; Legacy; Memory; Sukkah; Ushpizin

A white-walled sukkah stands empty in the Manhattan Jewish Community Center. The project, produced by Tobi Kahn and funded by Zelda Stern, allows the visitor to fill a blank space with memories.

Nomi Kaltmann

2022/5783

Dvar Torah / Devarim / Haazinu

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D’var Torah; Parshat Ha’azinu; Parashah; Ibn Ezra; Literary devices; Literature; Netziv; Poetry; Tanakh; Writing

Poems are beautiful in part because of their complexity. Nomi Kaltmann examines the parsha as a poem, widening the analysis to the poetry of Torah.

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