This week's Torah portion describes a ritual that, according to the Rabbis, must be recited in Hebrew. But what if not everyone knows Hebrew? We look at a Talmudic text and a Hasidic story about the importance of praying both in Hebrew and in words that we can understand.
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The Reason(s) For Shabbat (Va’etchanan)
These Are the Words (D’varim)
On the Other Side of the Water (Mattot-Masei)
Of Sacrifice and Ever-Evolving Judaism (Pinchas)
A Good Reason? (Chukat)
And Korach Took... (Korach)
Reframing Our Relationship with the Earth (Sh’lach) - A Conversation with Rabbi Andy Kahn
The Power of Story (B’ha-alot’cha) - A Conversation with Rabbi Zoe Klein
Isolation and Support (Naso)
Shavuot and Gender Roles
In the Wilderness (B’midbar) - A Conversation with Rabbi Judith Siegal
You Don’t Own Your Land (B’har-B’chukotai)
Emor: The Problem with Leftovers
Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: Holiness is ALL of our responsibility
Tazria/Metzora: The Leper Messiah
Sh’mini: Aaron’s Silence and the Gun Violence Epidemic
Pesach: The Connection Between Holidays and Covenant
Tzav: Responsibilites of Leadership
Vayikra: Fullness of Life (A Conversation with Rabbi Yitz Greenberg)
Vayakhel-P’kudei: Words that Inspire (A Conversation with Rabbi Barbara AB Symons)
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