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Va'eria 5781: Magic, Religion, and the Birth of Science

1/15/2021

 
The acceptance that God is outside of nature and cannot be controlled through magic is empowering. ​
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Shemot 5781: The Pyramid vs. the Chuppah

1/8/2021

 
​The Torah's response to the Capitol Hill riots.
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Vayechi 5781: What is the Jewish View of Life After Death?

1/1/2021

 
Part 1. Biblical Views: After Jacob died, the Torah tells us that he was "gathered to his people." ​
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Chanukah: A Time to Celebrate a Timeless Message

11/14/2020

 

The Maccabees ​remind us that we must take matters into our own hands.

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Returning to the Garden of Eden

11/14/2020

 
You can return to the Garden of Eden on a regular basis!
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Pesach Yizkor 5780: Sustaining Others

4/21/2020

 
In the Berchot Hamazon we state that God has NOT forsaken us.In light of all the suffering the Jewish people have endured can we say this in good faith? 
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Yom Kippur, Yizkor 5779: Cheat Your way into Heaven

10/4/2018

 
​Remember being nervous about having to take a test? But now imagine that the teacher distributed a study guide with the questions that will be on the test. You’d undoubtedly feel more confident about your chances. Well the teacher has already distributed the questions that you will be tested on, when you take your final, final exam, the admissions test to qualify for Olam Haba (the World to Come).  Start preparing for your final, final exam now.
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Rosh Hashana Day 2, 5779: Seeing the Whole Picture

9/21/2018

 
​Seeing people in a nuanced manner helps us to simultaneously protect ourselves from being hurt while finding redeeming qualities in those we had previously written off. Yet, our brains are programmed to make sweeping snap judgments about people. How can we fight this tendency and view people in their totality?  
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Rosh Hashana Day 1, 5779: Answering the Unanswerable

9/21/2018

 
​God is all- powerful and good, yet there is injustice. What is the Jewish response to this seemingly unanswerable contradiction between belief and reality?
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Science and Synagogue Series, Part 2: Distinguishing the Natural from the Man-Made: How & Why?

6/7/2017

 
​Part two of this series addresses the question of how Judaism distinguishes between the natural and man-made and why these differences are significant. 
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