Rebecca ChessApr 112 minWhat's Love Got to Do with It? On the connection between Song of Songs and Pesach By Rebecca Chess Spring is here! And thus Passover is fast approaching. We prepare our...
Robindra Nath BanerjiApr 43 minDrash It and Receive A Reward!This week’s parshah, M’tzora, is one of the most weird and unrelatable in the entire Torah. It deals primarily with three subjects:...
Rebecca ChessMar 93 minLeviticus: How Do we Deal with Difficult Texts?Rebecca offers us suggestions and tools to help us dive into challenging texts, whether thats in Leviticus or beyond.
Robindra Nath BanerjiFeb 177 minKi Tisa: Casted BodiesIt’s radical to read Torah to its roots. When the Kabbalists imagined the Tree of Life, they placed its roots in the world of...
Max Antman Feb 75 minWidening the CircleContributing writer Max Antman relates Parasha Tetzaveh to Black History Month considering legacy as motivation for progress.
Rebecca ChessJan 272 minFinding Solace in the PsalmsRebecca reflects on their feelings and where they are finding comfort after the events at Beth Israel in Colleyville Texas.
Rebecca ChessNov 16, 20214 minThe First HumanThis week is transgender awareness week, it is the week leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day that our community...
Liana WertmanNov 15, 20214 minFinding Sarah Many people know of the story where our Patriarch Jacob gets the name Israel, but allow me to share it again here. In Genesis Chapter 32,...
Liana WertmanNov 8, 20214 minLeah, Through Her Children"Now, seeing that Leah was disfavored, HaShem opened her womb, while Rachel was childless." (Genesis 29:31) Leah was given to Jacob...
Julia BergNov 1, 20214 minWe Are B'nei Rivka • Parshat ToldotWe descend from her. We would be nothing without her. To this day we remember her, though probably not as often as we should. She is the...