Torah Study

Silver star of David and a hamsa hanging from a key ring

The Three H's of Jewish Life: Head, Heart, and Hands

Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs

January 11, 2021

I envisioned an investigator examining our homes and our lifestyles to determine whether enough about us would convince a jury that we were indeed Jews. What would they look for? Would they deem us Jewish?

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Civil Rights & Voting Rights

Awakening to the Moral Imperatives of this Moment

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

January 8, 2021

This is a moment that requires extraordinary courage to do the hardest and most transformative social change work. It is for all Americans of conscience to build a more just and compassionate future by facing the truth of our history and our present.

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Torah Study

Like Abram Heading North: A Poem

Edward D. Levin, Ph.D.

November 4, 2020

Our ancestor Abram, discovered the One. / But finding the Voice, he wasn’t the first. / With Adam admonished, and Noah then versed / And even Enoch was walking with God.

Rabbi Michael Dolgin holds hands with two young children beneath a prayer shawl in the middle of synagogue pews

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Judaism Is a Deep and Powerful Tradition that Belongs to Us All

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

November 1, 2020

Rabbi Michael Dolgin, our Genesis commentator for Ten Minutes of Torah, is passionate about community engagement, interfaith and intercultural understanding, and tikkun olam. We caught up with him on how his Torah commentaries speak to some of the critical issues of our time.

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Jewish History

Dedicate Each Hanukkah Candle to a Strong Biblical Woman

Amy Soule

Inspired by Kwanzaa, a festival celebrated by many Black Americans in which each day of the holiday (from December 26 – January 1) is dedicated to a different core principle, my family and I dedicate each of the eight nights of Hanukkah to a different value exemplified by a biblical Jewish woman.

Torah Study

The Three H's of Jewish Life: Head, Heart, and Hands

Awakening to the Moral Imperatives of this Moment

Like Abram Heading North: A Poem

Judaism Is a Deep and Powerful Tradition that Belongs to Us All

Dedicate Each Hanukkah Candle to a Strong Biblical Woman

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