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A Transmission of Tradition. Oral Torah opens our minds to new kinds of Torah. #JTSTorah https://t.co/VmUD2WackV

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The Symbolism of the Sukkah. The structures that make us are not visible to the naked eye. #JTSTorah https://t.co/32TEqRuv9y

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A Stunning Paradox. Living life from the end helps us appreciate the mundane. https://t.co/WiLbYksSoY #JTSTorah

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A Civic Liturgy for 9/11. Reflections for the Days of Awe. https://t.co/XNVgaVr5vZ #JTSTorah

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Dreaming Happy Endings. We can only control our destiny up to a certain point.  #JTSTorah https://t.co/aiSs0fhwzt

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The Lived Reality of Freedom. Recognition of the other’s humanity both grows out of and further deepens one’s own humanity. #JTSTorah https://t.co/4zRiUiJ7YR

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An Odd Commandment. Remembering helps us to blot out bad memories. #JTSTorah https://t.co/8Bz9c1jpcy

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Who Was “the Levite” in Deut. 18:6? Could the anonymous Levite have been Moses's grandson? https://t.co/fFS42tMxNo #JTSTorah

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Right and Wrong. A legal system that is good is not sufficient on its own. https://t.co/z17VYnmKyF #JTSTorah

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Remembering Our Blessings. People who are satisfied often forget to feel gratitude. #JTSTorah https://t.co/yda6k4JlGX

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Present in Everything. To hurt another person is to hurt God's presence in the world. #JTSTorah https://t.co/Mi8y2IbjUz

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Not the Way it Happened. When retelling old stories, it's tempting to present ourselves as the heroes. #JTSTorah https://t.co/JsvpQ3gXuC

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A Great Threshold. Transitions pull us towards what is coming. #JTSTorah https://t.co/ej6gRmTTql

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A Dramatic Shift. Why does a discussion about national catastrophe conclude with courtship and dancing? #JTSTorah https://t.co/dhNImQYLzr

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The Wisdom of the Talking Donkey. We must uncover our eyes before we speak. #JTSTorah https://t.co/8Dhi4B7eze

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Speaking Up. A just society should be open to hearing challenges and taking them seriously. #JTSTorah https://t.co/OtwztVx6nQ

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The Sayable and the Seeable. Images have both power and limitations.  #JTSTorah https://t.co/s5iLWkPnGZ

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More Than a Craving. The rejection of manna emerges as a rejection of Moses himself. #JTSTorah https://t.co/7naDCyhlsX

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Special Privilege and Responsibility. There is no place for greatness in the presence of God. https://t.co/m98w0PuIOZ #JTSTorah

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What Ruth Represents. Why do we read the Book of Ruth at Shavuot? #JTSTorah https://t.co/og4y8ig18S