On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah: Breaking Barriers and Saving Lives - Parashat B'haalot'cha
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah: Challenge Accepted - Parashat Sh'Lach L'cha
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah: Rebel With (or Without) a Cause - Parashat Korach
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
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On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah – Mishpatim: When Judaism Calls Us to Speak Out Courageously
Parashat Mishpatim presents a full catalog of laws, rituals, observance, and obligations that guide us in living a Jewish life of moral depth and courage. But, Rabbi Rick Jacobs asks, how do we, as liberal Jews regard these laws – which of them are we obligated to observe, and how?
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - T’tzaveh: Protecting Our Planet and Other Sacred Spaces
In the opening of parashat T’tzaveh, the eternal light reminds us that as we construct our places of worship, we must honor our role as stewards of the earth, and offer a hospitality that allows all of us to participate with dignity. What makes our prayer spaces sacred?
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Ki Tisa: Are You My Idol?
If you think about idolatry in the Torah, you might think about Parashat Ki Tisa, where in their restlessness, the Israelites built a golden calf.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Vayak’heil-P’kudei: What Makes a Space Sacred?
In Parashat Vayak’heil-P’kudei, the Israelites build the tabernacle in the middle of the desert, and because it is built from their heart, with their hands, the presence of God comes to dwell in that space.