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Tag: Relationships
Tu B’Av: Finding Love and Joy During The Mournful Summer
What is Tu B'Av and why is it a time to find love and joy during the mournful summer? It comes between Tisha B'Av and ...
Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone
July 3, 2024
Holidays
Tu B'av
Marriage As Mitzvah
Jews see marriage as mitzvah based on biblical and rabbinic texts. Marriage is seen as important for spirituality and closeness with God.
Rabbi Carl Astor
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The Observant Life (Book)
June 26, 2024
Learning
Lifecycles
Temple Envy
This an exploration of my "temple envy" through the emotions of grief, wonder, and desire for Jewish unity during a recent vacation to Nikko.
Rabbi Alex Hamilton
May 22, 2024
Every Day
Holidays
On Relationships with God and Other Human Beings
Ilana Sandberg (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Ki Tisa and speaks on relationships with God and other human beings.
Ilana Sandberg
February 29, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
The Torah of Disorienting Moments
Talia Kaplan (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Mishpatim and the Torah of disorienting moments, reflecting on her rabbinical school experience.
Rabbi Talia Kaplan
February 7, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
How to Forgive (Kol Nidrei)
When the time of Yom Kippur is upon us, we talk a lot about forgiveness. Saying "sorry" is easy—how do we forgive?
Rabbi Sarah Freidson
November 5, 2023
High Holidays
Holidays
Moshe the Mother
In this week’s parashah, we see a depiction of Moshe the Mother as he pleas with God to enter the land of Israel with the ...
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
June 5, 2023
Parashat Va'etchanan
Parashat Va'etchanan Dvar Torah
Marriage (and) Vows
Our parashah begins with the laws governing oaths and vows. Then the Torah discusses the various types of vows and how they are used.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
May 30, 2023
Parashat Matot
Parashat Matot Dvar Torah
Moshe’s Forced Retirement
At the end of the Israelites’ journey in the wilderness, Moshe’s job is terminated prematurely. This explores Moshe's forced retirement.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
May 29, 2023
Parashat Pinchas
Parashat Pinchas Dvar Torah
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
Study Guide: Passing Through the Land
The study guide for Parashat Chukat focuses on the Israelites passing through the land and their relationship with other regions.
Vered Hollander-Goldfarb
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
May 29, 2023
Parashat Chukat
Parashat Chukat Study Guide
Study Guide: Do As I Mean, Not As I Say
Korach led a rebellion against Moshe (and Aaron). Ahead of the incense trial, Korach gathers the congregation against Moshe and Aaron.
Vered Hollander-Goldfarb
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
May 28, 2023
Parashat Korach
Parashat Korach Study Guide
Given Over to the Heart
While this week's parashah mainly focuses on shmitah, this Dvar Torah explores a line in the parashah, focusing on how to treat others.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
April 26, 2023
Parashat Behar
Parashat Behar Dvar Torah
Study Guide: Treachery by Mistake
This week's study guide focuses on two words, ma'al and me'ilah, and what it means, both literally and in terms of this week's parashah.
Vered Hollander-Goldfarb
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
February 28, 2023
Parashat Vayikra
Parashat Vayikra Study Guide
In God’s Shadow
Parashat Pekudei describes the construction of the Mishkan in accordance with the specific instructions given by God to Moshe.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
February 28, 2023
Parashat Pekudei
Parashat Pekudei Dvar Torah
Life Exists in Relation
If we try to look past the tangible, if we focus on the other, in relationship, we can come to see the Divine, even if ...
Ariel Ya'akov Berry (they/them/הוא)
January 27, 2023
Every Day
Learning
Study Guide: Tabula Rasa?
The study guide for Parashat Yitro discusses the Ten Commandments and the relationships between fathers and children.
Vered Hollander-Goldfarb
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
January 27, 2023
Parashat Yitro
Parashat Yitro Study Guide
Reversals
Parashat Vayigash continues a long narrative of sibling relationships. The reconciliation focused on here, reflects in this week's haftarah.
Bex Stern Rosenblatt
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
December 26, 2022
Parashat Vayigash
Parashat Vayigash Haftarah
Compassionate Fantasies
In the haftarah for Vayishlach, from the Book of Obadiah, we read the story of God rebuking the nation of Edom, rather than Israel.
Bex Stern Rosenblatt
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
December 5, 2022
Parashat Vayishlach
Parashat Vayishlach Haftarah
A Spiritual Exercise
After leaving his father's home, Jacob dreams of God and experiences prayer for the first time. Learn about living in dialogue with God.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
November 27, 2022
Parashat Vayetzei
Parashat Vayetzei Dvar Torah
Men Count the Stars, Women are From Venus
Parashat Lech Lecha depicts an acute marital crisis between Abraham and Sarah that occurs at a particularly difficult moment in their lives.
Ilana Kurshan
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Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center — Conservative Yeshiva
October 31, 2022
Parashat Lech Lecha
Parashat Lech Lecha Dvar Torah
Why Do We Ask for Forgiveness in Elul?
Asking for forgiveness not only cultivates empathy and humility, but it provides an opportunity for renewal.
Emily Jaeger
September 7, 2022
Elul
High Holidays