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Parashat Vayeshev: Why We Need Resilience in These Times
By Yael Warach This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23), introduces us to the…
Parashat Vayishlach: Finding Peace and Blessings in Reconciliation
By Annette McCann This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43), focuses on Jacob in…
Parashat Vayeitze: Where Disappointment and Gratitude Co-Exist
By Vanessa Stark Waye This week we celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S., acknowledging and giving…
Parashah Toldot: How Jacob and Esau Can Help Us Bring Out the Best in Ourselves and Others
By Sarah Koffler This Shabbat, we will read from Parashah Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28.9), which includes…
Parashat Chayei Sarah: Permission to Live Fully
By Isabel Mares “Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it,…
Parashat Vayera: What Can We Learn From Abraham About Tough Conversations?
By Sue Gelsey Every family has its own customs for holiday gatherings and family dinners.…
Parashat Lech L’cha: Even in a Pandemic, Go Have an Adventure
By Mark S. Young Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a…
Parashat Noach: Why Was Noah’s Ark So Big?
By Angela Tranquille We all know or have heard stories of people who have done…
Parashat Bereshit: Planned Obsolescence?
By Joanne Harmon This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1 – 6:8), tells the…
To Begin Anew: A Timely and Timeless Gift
By Jane E. Herman “God gave Adam a secret—and that secret was not how to…