True, Whether It Happened or N...

Jan 9, 2018 by

True, Whether It Happened or Not

Critics hate the scene. It’s manufactured. It never happened. Fake news. I’m talking about the episode in The Darkest Hour, when...

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When the Torah Calls Out #MeTo...

Nov 2, 2017 by

When the Torah Calls Out #MeToo: Confronting Our Objectionable Texts

Perhaps you are like me – stumbling through my days in a perpetual state of exhaustion. It could be for many reasons: long...

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Standing At Sinai

May 26, 2017 by

Standing At Sinai

If ever you meet a fellow Jew and you can’t place where you’ve met before, after a game of “Jewish Geography,” you might just concede...

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When Torah Becomes “Mine...

Oct 20, 2016 by

When Torah Becomes “Mine”

That look in their eyes when, for the first time in their lives, Torah is placed in their arms, is precious. In that moment, they...

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Teaching Chumash Skills using ...

Aug 22, 2016 by

Teaching Chumash Skills using The Torah: A Modern Commentary

The Chumash, which I used when I first began to learn Torah in-depth, has a special place on my shelf.  The notes on its pages are...

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The Torah: A Women’s Com...

Aug 1, 2016 by

The Torah: A Women’s Commentary — A Love Story

It began as many new relationships do:  I was curious but tentative.  How would this new entity fit into my life?  Did I really need...

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Leading Torah Study: Framing t...

Jul 13, 2016 by

Leading Torah Study: Framing the Message

What does it mean to lead a Torah study?  When we sit with congregants, friends, are guests in different communities, what is it we...

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Na’Aseh V’Nishma: Podcasting t...

Jun 23, 2016 by

Na’Aseh V’Nishma: Podcasting the Aural Torah

In an age of video and universal sensory stimulation, podcasts are a strange niche. They require us to only listen, and as the...

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