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BEST BOOK EVER The World's Shortest Book - Parshat Beha'alotkha Jun 15, 2022

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Someone must have slipped something into my drink. I’m reading my Torah late one night and, suddenly, the letters start to run backwards...

BEST BOOK EVER The Case of the Seventy Princes - Parshat Naso Jun 09, 2022

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Today's episode is a bit later than usual because of Shavuot.

SERMONThere Were Twelve Flags of Israel - Shabbat Bamidbar Jun 07, 2022

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Thoughts on the dangers and the blessings of flag-waving

SERMON Restored with Love: Lessons from Megilat Rut - Rabbi Keilah Lebell Jun 02, 2022

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In such a turbulent time we need to remember what love looks like. The unique mutual devotion of the biblical heroines Naomi and Ruth teaches us that our interpersonal relationships can have transformative and healing power — for us, our descendants, and the human community.

BEST BOOK EVER Into the Wild - Parshat Bamidbar May 30, 2022

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Three striking midrashim help us understand how the Hebrew name for this fourth book of the Torah can help frame our journey through it.

BBE BONUS CLASS Weapons of War - Parshat Behukotai May 27, 2022

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There is a curse upon the land.

SERMON On Mourning and Lag b’Omer - Rabbi Ronit Tsadok May 24, 2022

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After the tragic shooting in Buffalo rooted in White Supremacy and hate, we look to the Omer, a time on the Jewish calendar associated with mourning. The themes of Lag b’Omer offer some guidance on what our society needs.

BEST BOOK EVER The Book of Love - Parshat Behukotai May 23, 2022

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So this is how it ends?!

BBE BONUS CLASS The Meaning of Freedom - Parshat Behar May 20, 2022

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Pop Quiz: What Biblical verse is on the Liberty Bell? This is an edited version of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly Parsha Study class from 5/19/2022

BEST BOOK EVER Joy and Jubilee - Parshat Behar May 18, 2022

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A whole new spin on Yom Kippur.