This week we dive into the second book of the Torah, Exodus. While the book of Genesis traversed thousands of years, Exodus focuses on the evolution of the Israelites as a people for 40 defining years.
The Hebrew name for this book of the Torah and for the
“In this corner, returning after a long absence in Haran, where he is rumored to have fathered eleven sons and one daughter with four different women, considered by some a saint and by others a heel, is the
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a concept I came to understand in my early adult years. But this was my understanding during my childhood:
The month preceding the High Holy Days is called Elul. It is a time of reflection before we “officially” begin the important process of teshuvah. In some ways this time of the Jewish calendar reminds me of Havdalah – the short but sweet service in which we say
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary)
It's already been a long time that the complaints have been unceasing regarding the Hebrew school [system in Palestine] - that the pupils there...
...If a teacher comes and opens a school near an existing school, in order to attract other students - or even students from the existing school - the teacher of the existing school is not entitled to protest, as it is written: "It pleased the Lord for the
Earlier today Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced the Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act, which would eliminate ineffective abstinence-only sexuality education programs and transfer the
Together, we will champion the lessons of Passover by bringing greater wholeness, justice, and belonging to our world.
