8 Ways to Celebrate Hanukkah that Don’t Involve Gifts
Entering the Void
PARASHAH OVERVIEW
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Moses sings his last song, a love poem to God and a chastisement of the people, who are not worthy of Adonai. (32:1-6)
Naming Naamah, Noach’s Wife (and the Other Torah Women Too)
In this week’s parashah, Noach, we hear from Noah’s unnamed wife. She reminds us that it is not easy being one of the women in the Torah. Although these women ensured the future of humanity and of our people Israel, too often they are unnamed, demonized, silenced, or forgotten.
Gratitude, Leadership, and Partnership for the New Year
RAC Reads: Septembers of Shiraz
Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die?
Who shall live, and who shall die? During this season, it is a topic to which we give much thought.
Nail in the Coffin: Fighting for Pluralism in Israel
Three years ago, Zvi Ginsburg came to the Israel Religious Action Center after the death of his wife.
Reform Jewish Movement Celebrates House Passage of Tobacco Regulation Bill
Saperstein: “This bill sends a clear message that we will no longer stand for the unregulated, unsupervised distribution of tobacco products.”
Promised Land: A Novel of Israel
Martin Fletcher, the former NBC bureau chief in Israel, describes his 409-page novel in three words: “Exodus meets ‘Dallas.’” And indeed it is.