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Mar 17, 2022, 9:58 PM

Directing our Energies: Renewal & Acceptance

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As we come out of Purim, I wanted to share a message related not just to this incredible holiday, but to this life moment that we find ourselves in. At the end of the Megillah, the Jewish people accept...

Mar 10, 2022, 11:44 PM

Performing Mitzvot: Now or Later?

With the arrival of Parashat Vayikra, we are now in the parshiot of the korbanot, the sacrifices, which as moderns can sometimes feel a little difficult to relate to. I want to highlight one curious aspect of bringing korbanot...

Mar 3, 2022, 11:34 PM

Moshe’s Transformation: Empowering a Nation

What does it feel like to give responsibilities to others? To cede control over a project? In this week’s Parasha, Pekudei, the Mishkan is completed. What becomes clear from a close read of the Pesukim is how nervous Moshe was...

Feb 24, 2022, 11:27 PM

Absence of Fire

Shabbat shalom. I wanted to talk with you this week about fire. In the beginning of this week's parsha, Moshe gathers the people and teaches them about Shabbat. “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day, you shall...

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About Me

Ezra Seligsohn is the Associate Rabbi at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. Ezra graduated from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah as a Wexner Fellow in 2017.