The Waters of Jerusalem
An observant Jew washes his or her hands many times throughout the day: upon waking up in the morning, before…
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Jerusalem The Beautiful
In the beginning of the celebratory song sung by the Jewish people on the shores of the Yam Suf, they…
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Jerusalem As The Light Of The World
The holiday of Chanukah revolves around the fire and light of our Menorahs. Generally, light is understood to be a…
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Encountering God in the Guests of Yerushalayim
This week’s parsha begins with an anomaly. God appears to Avraham who is sitting by at the entrance of his…
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Jerusalem As A Process
The Torah opens with God creating the world. One would think that God’s creation would be perfect, an ideal setting…
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Praying Alone But With The Community
The beginning of the book of Vayikra deals with the laws of sacrifices. God’s first words to Moshe in this…
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Fetishism, The Golden Calf and Jerusalem
Commentators struggle to locate the root of the Jewish people’s precipitous fall from the heights of the Giving of the…
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