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Was Korach So Bad?
There are rebels in the Torah. There were rebels against the cultures and norms of the time. Avraham and Sarah rejected polytheism, Yehoshua and Caleb ...
Rabbi Mordechai Rackover
June 27, 2025
Inclusion
LGBTQ+
The Living Room Seder
Hosting a living room Seder can allow us to experience a Seder closer to the way that the rabbis thought of it.
Melissa Werbow
March 27, 2024
Holidays
Passover
Dinah: An Unexpected Trans Story
Based on rabbinic midrash from tractate Berakhot, Dinah can be read either as a trans woman or, as this piece argues, a closeted trans man.
Saffron Mala Kaplan
December 8, 2023
Parashat Vayishlach
Parashat Vayishlach Dvar Torah
The 49-Day Omer Challenge
Exploring the mitzvah of counting the omer as a practice of (good) habit formation-- a 49 day omer challenge.
Emily Jaeger
April 11, 2023
Holidays
Omer Intentions
