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Parshat Emor

Rabbis, Rabbis' Rabbis And Who Knows What Next?

Vanessa L. Ochs | Posted 04.29.2013 | Religion
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Vanessa L. Ochs

Some say that the period of Judaism we are now in, its institutions and leaders, are on the verge of major transformation. Many of us don't see it coming.

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Boston Strong: Parshat Emor

Harry Rothenberg | Posted 04.23.2013 | Religion
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Harry Rothenberg

Mankind was created in the image of G-d -- a lesson worth remembering as we stand up to terrorism.

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Parshat Emor: Bring Your First Fruits

Josh Fleet | Posted 07.11.2012 | Religion
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Josh Fleet

You should be willing to die rather than transgress these commandments in the presence of other Children of Israel. God is God, who sanctifies you and brings you out of Egypt. God is God.

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An 'Eye For An Eye' And The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: It's Not What You Think

Rabbi Melissa Weintraub | Posted 07.08.2012 | Religion
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Rabbi Melissa Weintraub

Sadly, many of us here in America reproduce this conflict's us-and-them ethos from 7,000 miles away, and so have thrown ourselves in on the side of escalation rather than resolution.

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