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Wholly Jewish: Leonard: Creating Seats at the Queer Jewish Table
Hosted by Jewish performance and ritual artist Shira Kline (she/her), a.k.a. ShirLaLa, this season features interviews with LGBTQIA+ Jews from the Union for Reform Judaism's JewV'Nation Fellowship.
Wholly Jewish: Leonard: Creating Seats at the Queer Jewish Table
Wholly Jewish: Caroline: Forming a Sacred Queer Community
Hosted by Jewish performance and ritual artist Shira Kline (she/her), a.k.a. ShirLaLa, this season features interviews with LGBTQIA+ Jews from the Union for Reform Judaism's JewV'Nation Fellowship.
Stories We Tell: How We Are Better
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Vayikra: The Laws of Leviticus, Choice, and A.J. Jacobs, the Gratitude Expert
This parashah introduces many laws and rituals that might seem irrelevant to our modern lives, but what do these laws teach us? How do we bring them into our lives? A.J.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Vayechi: 8 Lessons for Today's World in the Book of Genesis
Parashat Vayechi is the last portion in the book of Genesis, so Rabbi Rick Jacobs takes this opportunity to discuss some of the larger themes from this first book of the Torah that resonate with us today: the defining story of “audacious hospitality”; the challenges of engaging the next
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Vayigash: Jewish-Catholic Relations: On Reconnecting
In Parashat Vayigash, Joseph, now a high-ranking Egyptian leader, finally reunites with the brothers who sold him into slavery. The moment where Joseph reveals himself has been a dramatic analog in the history of Jewish/Catholic relations.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Mikeitz: Where is God Today?
Parashat Mikeitz is the second parashah in the Joseph cycle, which is remarkable for many reasons—one of which being it’s biggest missing character: God.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Vayeishev: Losing and Finding Connection
In Parashat Vayeishev, Joseph is asked by his father to go check on the “shalom”—the peace, or wholeness—of his brothers. Those familiar with Joseph’s story know that he had differences with his brothers even though they had the familial connection.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah -- Vayishlach: Knowing When to Wrestle and When to Hug
In Parashat Vayishlach, Jacob has a transformative night encounter where he wrestles somebody—but who? Is it a guardian angel, an actual adversary, his conscience, or something else?