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We feel the weight of this moment and the long shadow it casts over our hearts.
Everyone, I conclude, should have their own Parsha – one which speaks directly to them.
The personal dramas of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs have always played out on the stage of historical change and in this sense, their lives are no different from our own.
Judging the activity on social media, Hanukkah in 2020 has taken on a far deeper resonance.
Darkness is an overarching theme of Jacob’s life.
Read about what’s going on in our congregation and community.
According to the source-critical approach, Chayei Sara contains three segments.
In many ways, the story of Abraham in Parashat Vayera, is the detail – what the Rabbis called the ‘p’rat’ – of the Noach story.
Can we be like Abram? Can we center ourselves on our morality and center each other’s humanity? Can we hold difference and create space? Can we recognize grievance and pain, diversity and blessing? Can we leverage wealth and power not for prestige and conquest but for compassion and the common good?
