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Aug 27, 2015

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Parashat Ki Teitzei by Rebecca Heller

Ki Teitzei offers us a treasure trove of mitzvot to discuss; 74, to be precise. As a member of National Woman’s Philanthropy, it inspires me that caring for the well-being of our fellow man (and woman)—one of the central themes of NWP—is also one of the central themes of all the mitzv…

Aug 20, 2015

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Parashat Shoftim by Ann Pava

This week we read Parashat Shoftim, which in Hebrew means “Judges.” It opens as Moses is speaking to the Jewish people as they ready themselves to enter Israel with what I would call “the Laws of the Land.”
 
In the very first paragraph, Moses directs the people to appoint leaders…

Aug 13, 2015

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Parashat Re'eh by Hilary Greenberg

Close your eyes and imagine yourself standing on the precipice of a new luxuriant land in an unknown world after a lifetime of wandering and waiting. Your new home lies before you and, at last, a world of joy, security, relative comfort and promise awaits. At this moment, what can the Israel…

Aug 6, 2015

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Parshat Eikev by Marsha Schoenkin

Moses continues his farewell address to the Israelites in this week’s parasha. As they prepare to enter the land of Israel, he promises that if they fulfill the commandments of the Torah, they will prosper in the Land they are about to conquer and settle, in keeping with G-d’s promise to…