Saying What We Don't Mean: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #15
Saying What We Don't Mean: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #15
One of the most quintessential human emotions is regret. Regret is so intimately tied with my sense of human frailty and... Read more
14 Aug 2023
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6mins
Bringing Your Tears: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #14
Bringing Your Tears: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #14
God, understandably, demands the first and the best. In the Torah, this mostly is about agricultural produce. But the De... Read more
10 Aug 2023
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8mins
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Re'eih: Calling God “Our Father” in Prayer
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Re'eih: Calling God “Our Father” in Prayer
In many prayers, we call God “אבינו - our Father.” What biblical allusions are we drawing on when we say this, and what... Read more
9 Aug 2023
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7mins
A God By Many Names: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #13
A God By Many Names: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #13
It's almost impossible to imagine people with more different life experiences than Moshe and the Israelites. Moshe grew ... Read more
7 Aug 2023
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11mins
Your Better Half: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #12
Your Better Half: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #12
Ours is a culture of media consumption in large and often indiscriminate amounts. This is in part because we don’t view ... Read more
3 Aug 2023
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8mins
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Eikev: The Meaning(s) of “Great, Mighty, and Awesome”
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Eikev: The Meaning(s) of “Great, Mighty, and Awesome”
What does it mean to call God “great, mighty, and awesome,” as we do in the first blessing of the Amidah? Perhaps we ar... Read more
2 Aug 2023
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10mins
Spiritually Welcoming: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #11
Spiritually Welcoming: The Tisch with Dena Weiss #11
Avraham is the epitome of the kind and gracious host. But there's more to the alchemy between hosts and guests than just... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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15mins
R. Avi Killip on Tisha B'Av: How We Choose to (Re)Build
R. Avi Killip on Tisha B'Av: How We Choose to (Re)Build
Recent years have pushed us to examine the foundational structures of so much in our world. Previously unthinkable real... Read more
24 Jul 2023
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9mins
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Devarim: Praying for our Religious Leaders
R. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Devarim: Praying for our Religious Leaders
We often think of prayer as motivated by personal needs: I pray for myself or others close to me. But one of our prayer... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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8mins
R. Miriam-Simma Walfish: Hunger in the Streets of Jerusalem
R. Miriam-Simma Walfish: Hunger in the Streets of Jerusalem
How do we—and ought we—respond to suffering? R. Miriam-Simma explores stories in the Talmud that express the extent of J... Read more
17 Jul 2023
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45mins