Bamidbar 27:8 וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ כִּֽי־יָמ֗וּת וּבֵן֙ אֵ֣ין ל֔וֹ וְהַֽעֲבַרְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְבִתּֽוֹ׃ Speak to the Israelite people as follows: “When one dies without leaving a son, you shall transfer his property to his daughter.” This case is often pointed to as the first expression of egalitarianism in the Torah. In a society where land ownership transferred from father…
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New Interim Rabbi Creates Sacred Spaces Through Virtual Platforms Not every rabbi can break boards with their bare hands or hit the bullseye at 25 yards. But Rabbi Hillel Norry is not your typical rabbi. As both a black belt in Tae Kwon Do (3rd Dan), and a certified firearms instructor, Rabbi Norry advocates self-defense training and teaches about the…
The Torah tells the story of the Jewish people as we move from the Garden of Eden to the edge of the Holy Land. But it is also tells the personal story of each and every Jew. In each generation we all journey from Eden to Israel, from paradise, through Egypt and desert, to struggle with God and to seek…
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In this time of sheltering in place, we are going to feel all kinds of difficult emotions. Let’s all offer our support to each other and stay connected in our physical isolation. In the words of Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky of B’nai David-Judea Congregation in L.A., “Every hand that we don’t shake must become a phone call that we place. Every…