Tag: 12 Tribes

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

As God commanded Moses to include Caleb and Joshua, we can imagine the same command applies to us. We can seek to include people.

Hazzan Sara Geffen Geller June 16, 2023 Inclusion Parashat Shlach

In Parashat Balak, the Moabite king Balak hires Bilaam to curse his Israelite neighbors. Bilaam notices the prevention of the unwanted gaze.

The haftarah for Parashat Bamidbar is taken from the Book of Hosea and explores the concept of missing mothers.

In this week’s parashah we learn that the Israelites traveled through the wilderness like a troop of soldiers or a marching band.

In this week’s parashah, Jacob asks Joseph to swear to bury him not in Egypt but rather lay him to rest with his ancestors.

Joseph, after revealing his identity to his brothers, invites the family to Egypt. They share an emotional reunion and a good long cry.

In parashat Miketz, Jacob sends his sons to Egypt, but unbeknownst to his sons, the ruler dispersing rations is their younger brother, Joseph.

Many of our sacred texts are deeply unsettling. Our ancestors are deeply flawed people and their stories do not present easy takeaways.

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