Tag: Kings

For the Omer Mixtape 2024: Week 7 Malkhut and Shekhina, Rabbi Jenna Stein Turow put together a playlist on this sefira of king and queendom.

Rabbi Jenna Stein Turow April 10, 2024 Holidays Omer Mixtape

Descendants of leaders steer revolutions, seen through Moshe and Mordechai. What motivates the privileged who become social justice warriors?

Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks March 14, 2024 Holidays Purim

This parashah deals with the administration of justice in the land of Israel and the connection between no going back to Egypt.

This week's haftarah discusses Saul's assumption of power as the first king of Israel. Bex Stern Rosenblatt compares Saul with Eve.

This week's haftarah, from the book of Ezekiel, discusses the changing power structures and leadership in the changing times of Israel.

Jeoash, the king discussed in this week's haftarah, becomes king at a young age. Does his goodness come from himself or his teachers?

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