As the Israelites are about to cross over into the Promised Land, the tribes of Reuven and Gad step forward and say that they've decided to stay where they are. What happens next teaches us a lot about what it is to be a Jew in diaspora but still care about - and have a stake in - the land of Israel.
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V’Zot HaBrachah: What’s Next?
Ha’azinu: Adversity and Growth
Vayelech: Write Down this Teaching
Nitzavim: Not in the Heavens
Ki Tavo: Remember Where You Came From
Ki Tetze: The Mother Bird
Shoftim: Judaism in Constant Evolution
Re’eh: Eating is an Act of Holiness
Ekev: Helping the Rains Fall
V’etchanan: Teach Them To Your Children
D’varim & Tisha B’Av: Learning from the Past
Mattot-Masei: What About the Hard Parts of Torah?
Pinchas: Zealotry, Extremism, and ”Covenant of Peace” (A Conversation with Rabbi Stacey Blank)
Balak: Pro-Shenanigans
Chukat: Finding Miriam’s Voice
Korach: Judaism Doesn’t Ban Abortion
Sh’lach: Choosing Your Own Attitude
B’haalotcha: Would that ALL God’s people were prophets
Naso: Racism is still with us (encore)
Bamidbar: Listing the Names
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