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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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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