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Oct 16, 2026, 7:24 PM

A Story of Heaven and Earth (Noach, Covenant & Conversation)

Written by Rabbi Sacks in 2007 Set between the pre-history of humanity as a whole and the particular covenant with Abraham, the story of the Tower of Babel is one of the turning points of the biblical narrative, central to...

Oct 8, 2026, 3:47 AM

Beginning Again With Dignity and Destiny

Parshat Bereishit always feels like more than the first parsha of the year. After Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot, it is the moment when inspiration has to become rhythm. We begin again, not only by reading the Torah from...

Oct 6, 2026, 3:41 PM

Inner Lights Throughout a Year: Art Dialogues

Hanukkah. Dialogue. Watercolour, oil pastel, wax pastel, pigments, Luminance Caran d’Ache, perle le blanc on authored original archival print on cotton paper. 2024-2026.

Presentation of Inner Lights: Jewish Year art collection featuring artistic interpretations of an annual circle of Jewish holidays Part 2 of 3 Part I can be read here. From Shemini Atzeret to the New Year for Trees Continuing the presentation of new Inner...

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Oct 1, 2026, 5:50 PM

What Jonah knew that the climate movement doesn’t

Warnings only work when the fix is cheap, or the moral argument has been won. It's an odd thing to read on the holiest day of the year. Yom Kippur afternoon, the flattest hour, everyone tired and hungry and the...

Sep 15, 2026, 12:41 AM

She-asani Yisrael: A Reform Jew’s Case for Particularism

2026 “Israel Day on 5th” parade in New York, NY (photo credit: Julia Bennett)

I used to think liturgy, at least within the Reform movement, was pretty much set. Perhaps, over time, a word or phrase here or there might change according to our modern sensibilities, but the overall meanings and messages of...

Sep 4, 2026, 4:57 AM

To Renew Our Days (Nitzavim-Vayelech, Covenant & Conversation)

The moment had come. Moses was about to die. He had seen his sister Miriam and brother Aaron pre-decease him. He had prayed to God – not to live forever, not even to live longer, but simply, ‘Please let...

Aug 28, 2026, 6:31 AM

A Sense of History (Ki Tavo, Covenant & Conversation)

Ki Tavo begins with the ceremony of bringing first-fruits to the Temple. The Mishnah gives a detailed account of what happened: Those that were near to Jerusalem brought fresh figs and grapes, and those that were far away brought dried...

Aug 21, 2026, 5:32 AM

The Parameters of Justice (Ki Teitse, Covenant & Conversation)

In Deuteronomy 24, we encounter - for the first time - the explicit statement of a law of far-reaching significance: “Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for parents. A...

Aug 14, 2026, 8:16 AM

Testing Prophecy (Shoftim, Covenant & Conversation)

In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape after his death, Moses mentions not only the priest/judge and the king, but also the prophet: “The Lord your God will raise up another prophet...

Aug 6, 2026, 7:10 PM

Judaism’s Social Vision (Re’eh, Covenant & Conversation)

If you seek to understand Judaism’s social vision, look at its anti-poverty legislation: If there be a poor person among your kinsfolk in any of your towns in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not...

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