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Category: Torah
Elijah's Self-Care Advice
Everything is falling apart; the prophet Elijah believes he has failed. He hides in a mountain cave and prays for…
Hallelujah
At the Or Shalom Retreat, Rabbi Dan Goldblatt led us in a discussion of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. Stanza by stanza,…
Dare to Dream
Pharaoh wakes terribly agitated from a nightmare. Seven skinny cows have eaten seven fat cows. “Those were the most awful…
I Am My Father
Judah masterminds a plan to sell his annoying younger brother Joseph into slavery. To cover up the crime, all the…
Dinah: Protection or Destruction?
Dinah goes out to see some girlfriends. Shechem, a local prince, coerces her into sex. He falls in love with…
Expectations: Jacob & Hosea
We meet Jacob the young man as he sets out – Vayetze – to make a life for himself. His…
A Cat's Eye View of Isaac & Rebecca
Ditto, my brother’s cat, is normally quite shy. She follows my brother around and ignores everyone else. But last week,…
Compassionate Camels in Kabbalah
After the death of our ancestral mother Sarah, Abraham decides he would like his son Isaac to marry a relative.…