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In his D'var Torah this week Rabbi Len Levin asks "Can sanctity be reconciled with equality?"

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In his D'var Torah for this week Rabbi Issac Mann asks how can we compare our holiness to that of the Almighty as the Torah demands, and looks at two classic approaches – Rashi and Nachmanides – to achieving holiness.... https://t.co/jhtSeGmTs6

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This week's parashah debuts Yom Kippur – but not the Yom Kippur of affliction and suffering that seems most familiar today. In this week's D'var Torah Rabbi David Markus suggests how a remodeled "back to the future" Yom... https://t.co/I3DGw6VqXf

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בְּכָל־דּוֹר וָדוֹר חַיָּב אָדָם לִרְאוֹת אֶת־עַצְמוֹ, כְּאִלּוּ הוּא יָצָא מִמִּצְרָֽיִם
In every generation we need to feel and act as if we ourselves left Egypt. That is often a theoretical prospect. This year,... https://t.co/AY7iHh5bLU

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In her D'var Torah for the last days of Pesah, Rabbi Heidi Hoover offers a suggestion for remembering those who can no longer join us for joyous holiday celebrations.

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“In our Passover preparation, we tend to occupy ourselves with cleaning physical hametz from our homes. But what about hametz of the soul?” Rabbi Irwin Huberman addresses this question in his D'var Torah for the first day... https://t.co/hFdERyeLZC

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In this week's D'var Torah Bruce Alpert sees a metaphor for life's fragility in Parashat Metzorah's purification ritual.

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In this week's D'var Torah Cantor Sandy Horowitz explores possible meanings behind the detailed presentation of skin afflictions.
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In his D'var Torah this week Rabbi Len Levin notes that there are many ways of calculating the center of the Torah and asks, 'But do these lead us to its central message?'

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In his D'var Torah this week Rabbi Isaac Mann considers the following question - "The Torah's prohibition against eating blood: Anti idolatry or Pro life?"

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The Academy for Jewish Religion joins people of faith and good will around the world in denouncing the ruthless attacks on the mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. We grieve the death of the innocent... https://t.co/D90ZXpYphI

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In his D'var Torah, Rabbi David Markus notes that this week's Torah portion (Vayikra) teaches that core spirituality must never depend on wealth or ability to pay, which asks profound questions about modern "pay to pray"... https://t.co/Oi1Q9tPwVE

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In his D'var Torah this week Rabbi Irwin Huberman looks at the lessons our Sages drew from Parashat Ki Tissa to remind us that a person's half skekel coin has the greatest value when combined with the half shekel of another.... https://t.co/q5lWNRZzNT

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If you live in the New York area, come learn with us at Limmud NY this weekend. Dr. Ora Horn Prouser, AJR Executive Vice President will be involved in a number of sessions including:

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In his D'var Torah this week, Rabbi Bruce Alpert reflects on the truth, justice and the jewels of the Hoshen Mishpat.

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Enjoying serious learning, spiritual davening, and wonderful community at the AJR Spring Intensive. Even the snow couldn't put a damper on our community as we continued our program today through Zoom.

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In her D'var Torah for this week Cantor Sandy Horowitz reflects on the creation of the sanctuary as a sacred space that God needs as much as we do.

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"In this week’s D’var Torah, Rabbi Len Levin shows how the Torah places responsibility for the just governance of our nation on the people as a whole, a point that was understood by a Massachusetts clergyman in the generation of... https://t.co/sNqa2Wgytl