On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah: Wonder Women - Parashat Chukat
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah: From Curses to Blessings - Parashat Balak
Wholly Jewish: Amanda: Identities, Politics, and Spiritual A-Ha Moments
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah – Va-eira: What Do We Really Think About God?`
In the opening lines of this week’s Torah portion, Parashat Va-eira of the Book of Exodus, Moses meets God for the first time.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah – Sh'mot: Putting Faith into Action
Happy 2018! In our first episode of the secular new year, Rabbi Rick Jacobs welcomes guest host and friend Reverend Frederick A. Davie, Executive Vice President of Union Theological Seminary. Together, they discuss parashat Sh’mot and our individual capacity to drive change in the world.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Bo: Fighting for Freedom
Parashat Bo features the four famous words, "let my people go,” a refrain for countless communities seeking freedom.
Stories We Tell: Why Noah Chose the Dove
Wholly Jewish: Everlyn: Bring Your Whole Self to Everything
Stories We Tell: The Laughing Rabbi
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah – T'rumah: Building a Sacred Space
Parashat T'ruma describes building a mishkan, a sacred space, and the first central praying place in Jewish life. People were asked to give both their skills and their material possessions to build it, and together they created something both beautiful and portable.