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A Parsha column sharing wisdom from the weekly Torah portion, produced with the Jewish Week.

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Want to honor the pain and compassion we’ve felt during the pandemic? There’s a Torah portion for that.

Moses dons a mask in Parashat Ki Tisa. Two religious leaders propose a new ritual tied to that act of humility.

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Noah’s ark is one weird bedtime story

Come for the adorable animals, stay for a troubling debate about divine retribution.

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Like America, Genesis has 2 creation stories. Simchat Torah renews our ability to tell them both

As Jews we learn to live with the contradictions that sometimes haunt us.

Your nanny makes you an employer. The Torah makes you responsible for their well-being.

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Torah commands both love and vengeance. In Israel, we face that contradiction every day.

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Jerusalem is a thriving city. Why on Tisha B’Av do we mourn its destruction?

If rabbis can’t talk about public policy, what’s the point of Torah?

For #MeToo transgressors, the only cure is banishment

What the high priest’s holy garments teach us about the importance of wearing a mask

Why should we go back to synagogue?

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