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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Are We in Exile? (Behar and Bechukotai)
For Whom is the Light? (Emor)
Who Is My Neighbor? (Kedoshim)
Yom Kippur in May?? (Achrei Mot - encore)
Lessons from Leprosy (Metzora)
The Healing Power of Presence (Tazria - encore)
Don't eat that! Or do... it's up to you (Sh'mini)
We Need Each Other (Tzav)
Does God Hear our Prayers... and Does it Matter?? (Vayikra)
Building a Sanctuary; Building a World (P'kudei)
A Good Name (Vayak'hel)
Xenophobia and the Golden Calf (Ki Tisa)
Do You Have a Shirt That You Really Love? (T'tzaveh)
Planting Seeds of Hope (Terumah)
An Eye for an Eye?? (Mishpatim)
Recapturing the Silenced Voices (Yitro - A Conversation with Rabbi Dalia Marx)
Making a Miracle (B'shallach - encore)
Fear Leads to the Dark Side (Bo)
Hardening Our Hearts (Va’era)
AND These are the Names (Sh’mot)
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