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Tag: 12 Tribes
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
Shlach Lecha: Learning Inclusion from the Scouts
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
The Unwanted Gaze
In Parashat Balak, the Moabite king Balak hires Bilaam to curse his Israelite neighbors. Bilaam notices the prevention of the unwanted gaze.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
May 29, 2023
Parashat Balak
Parashat Balak Dvar Torah
Missing Mothers
The haftarah for Parashat Bamidbar is taken from the Book of Hosea and explores the concept of missing mothers.
Bex Stern Rosenblatt
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
May 16, 2023
Parashat Bamidbar
Parashat Bamidbar Haftarah
Flags at the Shabbat Table
In this week’s parashah we learn that the Israelites traveled through the wilderness like a troop of soldiers or a marching band.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
May 16, 2023
Parashat Bamidbar
Parashat Bamidbar Dvar Torah
Study Guide: My Wife or Your Mother?
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.
Vered Hollander-Goldfarb
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
December 27, 2022
Parashat Vayechi
Parashat Vayechi Study Guide
Study Guide: A Good Long Cry
Joseph, after revealing his identity to his brothers, invites the family to Egypt. They share an emotional reunion and a good long cry.
Vered Hollander-Goldfarb
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
December 26, 2022
Parashat Vayigash
Parashat Vayigash Study Guide
Glimmers of an Incandescent Light
In parashat Miketz, Jacob sends his sons to Egypt, but unbeknownst to his sons, the ruler dispersing rations is their younger brother, Joseph.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
December 11, 2022
Parashat Miketz
Parashat Miketz Dvar Torah
Reading Critically
Many of our sacred texts are deeply unsettling. Our ancestors are deeply flawed people and their stories do not present easy takeaways.
Bex Stern Rosenblatt
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
December 11, 2022
Parashat Vayeshev
Parashat Vayeshev Haftarah