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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T’tzaveh: 12 Stones, 12 Tribes, Finding a Better Society
Terumah: Finding God AT (not IN) the Western Wall
Mishpatim: Laws and their Meaning
Yitro: Radical Amazement and the Impulse to Worship
B’shallach: Thoughts and Prayers are Not Enough
Bo: Why Do We Talk about the Exodus So Much?
Va’era: That They May Worship Me
Sh’mot: Reluctant Leader (A Conversation with Rabbi Ilyse Glickman)
Vay’chi: Who are these?
Miketz: Do Intentions Matter?
Vayeshev: Believing It’s Possible
Vayishlach: Wrestling
Vayetze: Nobody is the Villain of their Own Story (A Conversation with Rabbi Geoff Mitelman)
Toldot: Re-digging the Wells
Chayei Sarah: Rebekah’s Voice
Vayera: Truth, Justice, and Government Responsibility
Lech Lecha: Radical Leaving
Noach: Everybody Deserves to Have a Name (A Conversation with Rabbi Emily Losben-Ostrov)
Bereshit: In the Image of God
V’Zot HaBrachah: What’s Next?
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