Spirituality

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Sukkot and the Fragility of Life

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Five days after Yom Kippur, we turn our gaze out to the world around us and take notice of the harvest season. Sukkot is a holiday that teaches us to appreciate what we have, while reminding us that life is fragile.

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On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Haazinu: Between a Rock and Hard Place

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Parashat Haazinu includes the word tzur, or rock, eight times. But in this case, tzur isn’t referring to just any rock; it’s referring to God, as the rock of Israel. Sometimes, a rock can have a positive connotation, like our friends that are always there for us.

Haazinu

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Ki Tavo: Spiritual Centering

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Hasket, which translates to silence or stillness, is a word that appears in the Torah only once, during this week's Parasha, Ki Tavo. With the High Holidays coming up, setting aside time for silence or stillness can be difficult, but it can offer a unique form of spiritual centering.

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What does the Jews’ covenant with God mean?

Rabbi Amy Scheinerman

We live our lives as a tapestry of relationships: with parents, siblings, partners and other relatives; with friends, neighbors, and colleagues; with the larger world and the environment; and with God. Our relationships are a lens through which we see ourselves because we gain self-understanding when we consider how others

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Pesach

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Passover means matzah, and this week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, talks about how, love it or hate it, eating the “bread of affliction” might actually teach us about empathy.

Yom Rishon shel Pesach

Spirituality

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Sukkot and the Fragility of Life

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Haazinu: Between a Rock and Hard Place

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Ki Tavo: Spiritual Centering

What does the Jews’ covenant with God mean?

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Pesach

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