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Parshat Haazinu - compass

Parshat Ha’azinu

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Human history – like any great piece of literature – presents a story that is not only inspiring and dramatic on the surface but also allegorically rich with hidden meaning and deep moral lessons.

The Yom Kippur service in the Jerusalem Temple

Yom Kippur

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By plugging into the expanded consciousness of Yom Kippur through the proper thoughts, acts & tefillot prescribed for the day, we can receive & be transformed by the day’s all-encompassing light.

Jericho (poem) - shofar blowing

Jericho

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Today I heard the walls of Jericho fall and don’t get me wrong, the voice which shook them was one of power but the…

Parshat Vayeilekh - American flag kippa

Parshat Vayeilekh

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Although he had been raised in Pharaoh’s palace and had never in his life actually seen Eretz Yisrael, Moshe was held accountable for allowing himself to be referred to by others as an “Egyptian man.”

Jewish man blowing the Shofar for Rosh HaShanah

Rosh HaShana

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Humanity’s universal recognition of HaShem as the timeless ultimate Reality without end is achieved through the story of the Jewish people and the fulfillment of Israel’s historic mission.

Parshat Nitzavim - Herzl looking over Basel

Parshat Nitzavim

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More than merely fostering personal piety among Jews, tshuva that begins with a reawakening of Hebrew identity will lead Israel to express kedusha in every sphere of national life.

Parshat Ki Tavo - Israelis bringing first fruits to Jerusalem

Parshat Ki Tavo

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The performance of our Torah’s ritual precepts must be contextualized & experienced within the larger meta-narrative of Israel’s story & mission.

Parshat Ki Tetzei - mother bird

Parshat Ki Tetzei

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Israel’s Torah is not some man-made ‘religion’ but actually the Divine Ideal implanted into our world for the purpose of uplifting all Creation through sanctifying every area of human existence.