How often do we dehumanize or ostracize people who are suffering from disease, poverty, mental health challenges, etc? This week we focus on some Midrash surrounding how you're supposed to treat people afflicted with leprosy. The Rabbis find some surprising and affirming messages embedded in this strange Torah portion.
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AND These are the Names (Sh’mot)
Judah the Growing Hero (Miketz)
Envisioning a Better World (Vayeshev)
Violence, Vengeance, and Voice in the Rape of Dinah (Vayishlach)
Connection is an Act of Godliness (Vayetze)
Sharing The Land (Toldot)
The Abrahamic Family (Chayei Sarah)
Seeing Each Other’s Humanity (Vayera)
What’s in a Name? (Lech Lecha)
The Earth Was Filled with Lawlessness (Noach)
Chaos, Order, and Words (Bereshit - A Conversation with Alden Solovy)
A Final blessing (V’zot Ha’brachah)
Adversity and Growth (Ha’azinu - encore)
Until 120 (Nitzavim-Vayelech)
Praying in Hebrew, Praying in English (Ki Tavo)
Preserving the Earth (KI Teitzei)
Judaism in Constant Evolution (Shoftim - encore)
Eating is an Act of Holiness (Re’eh - encore)
Helping the Rains Fall (Ekev - encore)
The Reason(s) For Shabbat (Va’etchanan)
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