NYJW Sabbath Week

A Seven-Branched Light Unto the Nations

“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.’” [Numbers 8:1-2] This week’s biblical portion contains an important insight into the necessary qualities and major functions of our rabbis. Our Torah reading of […]

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Relationships Built on Trust

What does it take to establish trust? In a sense, the entire narrative thrust of the Book of Numbers is about the process of the Israelites learning to trust in God, to be ready to enter the land that has been promised to them. But for a people who have been slaves and ill-treated by […]

Against the Grain

What can we learn from a woman’s journey to becoming Jewish, and why on Shavuot, when the Jewish people received the Torah? Says Rabbi Ze’ira, “The Book of Ruth “tells us nothing about what is pure or impure or what we should or should not do. Why was it written? To teach us how great […]

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Uncharted Territory, Then and Now

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Sculpting the Divine Image, One Commandment at a Time

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The Cruelty of Social Distancing

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The Essence of Unity

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What We Are Learning in Spiritual Quarantine

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The Holy Ties That Bond

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Havdalah’s Fire and Fingernails

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