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Andrew Pepperstone
Andrew Pepperstone
Rabbi
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Ahavath Achim Congregation
Wichita, KS
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Hebrew University, 1992-1993
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Jewish Theological Seminary, Class of 2002
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Parshat Vayigash How does the Torah respond to Yosef HaRasha / Joseph the Wicked?
202
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December 10, 2021
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Sefer Breisheet
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Vayigash
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Wicked
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Genesis
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Joseph
Flooded with Questions: Unraveling the Oddities of Genesis 6:1-8
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October 22, 2024
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B'nai Elohim
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Evil
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Flood
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Genesis
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Myth
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Angels
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Nefillim
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Humanity
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Breisheet
Lag B'Omer
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May 16, 2024
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Torah on on the Town
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Lag B'omer
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Bar Kokhva
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Omer
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Bar Kochva
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Zohar
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Sefirat Haomer
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Bar Kokhba
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Bar Kochba
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Akiva
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Shimon Bar Yochai
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Shimon Bar Yohai
Day of Civility: For the Sake of Heaven or for the Sake of Ego?
237
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September 5, 2024
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Shammai
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Hillel
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Korach
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Machloket l'Shem Shamayim
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Debate
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Civil Discourse
Devarim: Write your own book!
29
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August 8, 2024
The Installation of a New Rabbi
248
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June 11, 2024
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Installtion
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Rabbi
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Ritual
Memorial Day Service Ahavath Achim Congregation, Wichita, KS
712
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May 24, 2021
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Liturgies
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Ecclectic
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Contemporary
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Liturgy
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Memorial Day
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American
Parshat Shemini: Why kosher?
81
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April 8, 2021
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Sefer Vayikra
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Rational Thought
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Why?
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Dietary Laws
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Kosher
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Kashrut
Bigdei Ha-Kodesh / The Sacred Garments: Holy Inner Spiritual Ergonomic Tech
341
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February 19, 2024
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Sefer Shemot
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Clothing
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Priestly Garments
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Garments
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Bibliodrama
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Kohen
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Improv
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Tztzaveh
Esther 4 / The Challenges and Obstacles in Pursing Justice
122
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February 13, 2024
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Determinism
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Justice
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Interfaith
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Purim
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Esther
Bibliodrama: If mountains could talk...
217
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January 30, 2024
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Mount SInai
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Yitro
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Sinai
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Improv
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Torah
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Giving of the Torah
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Midrash
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Bibliodrama
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Shavuot
Zeh Eli / This is my God
383
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January 24, 2024
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Personal Theology
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God-Talk
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Exodus
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God
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Intergenerational
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Theology
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Beshalach
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Song of the Sea
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Shemot
Pri Etz Hadar (Almost) The Original Tu Bishvat Seder
498
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December 27, 2023
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Torat Chayim
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Fruit
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Trees
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Tu Bishvat
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Kabbalah
Torat Chayim / Jewish Life Skills Light up the night with the Hanukkah Light(s?)
181
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November 29, 2023
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Chanukkah
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Chanukiyah
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Ashkenazi
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Lights
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Menorah
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Sephardic
Parshat Lekh Lekha - Conflict Resolution
119
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October 23, 2023
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Conflict
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Shney Luchot HaBrit
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Rashi
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Parshat Hashavua
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Lech Lcha
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Lot
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Abraham
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Sefaria
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Commentaries
Netivot Shalom: Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah "On the eighth day, it will be Atzeret for you"
806
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October 2, 2023
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High Holidays
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Shmini
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Yamim Noraim
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Netivot Shalom
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Pilgrimage Festivals
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Zohar
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Song of Songs
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Parables
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Shmini Atzeret
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Nullification
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Yamim Tovim
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Festivals
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Simchat Torah
The Four Species / Arba HaMinim: We've Got the Whole ????? In Our Hands
139
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September 29, 2023
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Sukkot Source Sheets
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The Rabbis
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Modern Interpretation
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Interpretation
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Etrog
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Lulav
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Sukkot
Netivot Shalom: Sukkot's Aspect of a Day of Bliss (Simchat Lev)
519
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September 28, 2023
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Sukkot Source Sheets
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Offerings
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Simchah
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Water Libations
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Netivot Shalom
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Festivals
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Shabbat
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High Holidays
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Sukkot
Me'ilah: Holiness of the Concrete
769
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May 20, 2021
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Sefer Bamidbar
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Sacred
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Nasso
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Rabbinic Judaism
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Blessings
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Ma'al
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Food
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Everyday Holiness
The Problem of Embodied Perfection based on a teaching from Rabbi Lauren Tuchman
140
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May 5, 2023
Zachor - The purpose of memory in Ki Teitzei
481
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September 7, 2022
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Ki Teitzei
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Ethics
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Zachor
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Memory
Bal Tashchit / Do Not Destroy
1735
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July 25, 2018
Yirah /Awe and Brachah /Blessing Linguistic Symbols and Normal Mysticism
547
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August 18, 2022
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Sefer Devarim
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Fear of God
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Devarim
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Moses
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Awe
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Blessings
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Brachot
Moses and Joshua: Passing on leadership (2.0)
428
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July 22, 2022
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Sefer Bamidbar
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Bibliodrama
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Retirement
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Joshua
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Ritual
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Transition
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Moses
Top Talmud Passages Honoring Parents - How far do we have to go?
286
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July 21, 2022
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Top Talmud Texts
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Rabbis
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Talmud
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Parents
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Honoring Parents
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Kiddushin
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Top Talmud Passages
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Kibud Av V'Em
Do you believe in magic? Magic, sorcery and witchcraft in Jewish tradition
420
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July 21, 2022
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Torah on on the Town
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Witches
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Divination
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Balaam and Israel
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Magicians
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Sorcery
Ha Lachma Anya - A Strange Invitation
26636
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March 30, 2015
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Passover Source Sheets
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Passover
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Pesach
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Matzah
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Spreading the Light 2015
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Haggadah
Tzara'at of the House: Connections to the Land
544
Views
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March 31, 2022
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Sefer Vayikra
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Leviticus
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Tzara'At
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The Land of Israel
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Houses
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Metzora
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Commentaries
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Vayikra
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Laws of Tsara'at of a House
Jewish Religious Garments: Kippah / Tallit / Tefillin
772
Views
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June 23, 2021
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Foundations of Jewish Life
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Tefillin
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Tzitzit
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Ritual Garb
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Kipah
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Brachot
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Ritual
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Tallit
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Prayer
Aharon and The Golden Calf
4935
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March 6, 2015
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Sefer Shemot
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Aaron
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Golden Calf
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Parashat Ki Tissa
Noah: Some Sources Behind the Film
1116
Views
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January 20, 2022
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Mifgash
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Midrash
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Movies
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Modern
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Noah
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Cinema
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Noach
Mai Hanukkah? (Rabbi Pepperstone's version)
437
Views
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December 7, 2018
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Hanukkah Source Sheets
Jacob's Sulam What is the meaning of the sulam in Jacob's dream?
12634
Views
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November 24, 2014
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Ladder
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Jacob
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Sulam
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Parashat Vayeitzey
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Dream
If you will it, are you Jewish?
2115
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July 17, 2015
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Universalism
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Nation
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Memory
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Conversion
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Jewish Identity
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Community
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Choice
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Particularism
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Spreading the Light 2015
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Chosenness
Avraham vs. Lot: The Soul and The "Serpent"
520
Views
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July 1, 2021
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Mifgash
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Avraham
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Yetzer Hara
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Lot
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Abraham
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Zohar
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Evil Inclination
Torah on Tap: Let's talk about gambling
557
Views
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July 9, 2021
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Torah on on the Town
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Testimony
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Gambling
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Betting
,
Games
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Yishuvo Shel Olam
Eating / Satisfaction / Blessing
432
Views
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June 28, 2021
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Poker and Parshah
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Gluttony
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Birkat Hamazon
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Eating
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Gratitude
,
Hosts
,
Thanks
,
Blessings
,
Food
Love / Human and Divine
492
Views
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July 22, 2021
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Love of God
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Covenant
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Yom Kippur
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Shabbat Nachamu
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Ve'ahavta
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Love
,
Tu B'Av
What We Talk About When We Talk About "The Oven of Achnai"
25532
Views
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April 7, 2015
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Talmud Source Sheets
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Leadership
,
Law
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Rabbinic Authority
Using Assignments in the Classroom
120
Views
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May 3, 2021
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Tutorial
Summer in the Jewish Sacred Calendar
1706
Views
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May 10, 2018
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Yom Yerushalayim
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Calendar
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Omer
,
Lag Ba'omer
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Shavuot
Shabbat Morning Chant and Song
2273
Views
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May 19, 2016
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Shabbat Source Sheets
Al HaNissim, Torah and Haftarah Readings for Yom Ha'atzmaut
1611
Views
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April 12, 2021
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Conservative Judaism
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Torah Reading
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Isaiah
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Liturgy
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Yom Ha'atzmaut
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Siddur
,
Re'eh
,
Torah
The Scroll of Esther (aka The Megillah)
861
Views
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March 19, 2018
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Purim Source Sheets
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Mordechai
,
Purim
,
Esther
,
Haman
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Esther Purim
A Moment of Awakening
9197
Views
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November 25, 2014
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Sefer Breisheet
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Jacob
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God
,
Knowing God
,
Parashat Vayeitzey
From Sin to Forgiveness Brit Sh'losh Esrei / The Covenant of the 13 Middot
1005
Views
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May 1, 2018
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Sefer Shemot
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God
,
Forgiveness
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13 Attributes
The Daily Dose of Tishrei @ HC Avinu Malkenu / Shofar Blasts / Psalm 27 / Daily Inspiration
238
Views
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August 24, 2020
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High Holiday Source Sheets
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High Holidays
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Psalm 27
,
Elul
,
Shofar
Shir HaShirim / Song of Songs Chapters 3 & 4
6265
Views
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April 7, 2015
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Passover Source Sheets
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Song of Songs
,
Tanakh
Kedoshim Tihyu / You Shall Be Holy
3509
Views
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May 6, 2019
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Holiness
,
General Rules
,
Torah
,
Process
,
Kedoshim
To See Ourselves As If...
1120
Views
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April 4, 2019
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Passover Source Sheets
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Passover
,
Haggadah
,
Pesach
,
Matzah
,
Maror
The Nazir - A particular pathway
1138
Views
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May 24, 2018
Ha Lachma Anya - Where are we now?
10650
Views
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April 1, 2015
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Passover Source Sheets
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Passover
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Pesach
,
Matzah
,
Spreading the Light 2015
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Haggadah
Comforting the Mourner - Nichum Aveilim
3641
Views
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December 2, 2015
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Spreading the Light 2015
The Idiosyncrasy of Leaving Egypt
2896
Views
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April 6, 2015
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Passover Source Sheets
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Egypt
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Passover
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Spreading the Light 2015
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Haggadah
Do Not Separate Yourself from the Community
22436
Views
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October 31, 2016
Finding Connections: Banners in the Wilderness
1592
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June 10, 2016
Reaching out your hand
1909
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May 27, 2016
Bind them as a sign: Tefillin
2349
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January 30, 2016
What not to do: Defining melachah
1988
Views
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July 28, 2015
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Spreading the Light 2015
Kashrut as Mindfulness Practice
1903
Views
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April 17, 2015
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Spreading the Light 2015
Mikra'ei Kodesh / Sacred Calling-Times
8653
Views
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May 8, 2015
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Shabbat Source Sheets
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Shabbat
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Shavuot
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Parashat Emor
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Holidays
Yisra-El = God-Wrestler
1826
Views
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November 27, 2015
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Spreading the Light 2015
Mah Tov? What is Good?
2622
Views
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July 2, 2015
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Tzelem Elohim
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Parashat Balak
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Spreading the Light 2015
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God
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Political Theory
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American Judaism
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Knowing God
,
Middot
Zachor v'Shamor
3709
Views
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August 10, 2015
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Spreading the Light 2015
The Real Deal or a Bad Deal? Sorcery in the Tanakh
2012
Views
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August 11, 2015
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Monotheism
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Idolatry
,
Spreading the Light 2015
,
Tanakh
What is Tzedakah?
1898
Views
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August 28, 2015
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Tzedakah
,
Spreading the Light 2015
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Tzedek
The Month of Elul: Turning Towards the Beloved
3374
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August 25, 2015
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Spreading the Light 2015
Living in the Present Tense
1228
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August 17, 2015
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Spreading the Light 2015
Climbing Jacob's Ladder
1889
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November 18, 2015
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Spreading the Light 2015
Journeying To and From The Garden of Eden: Migration in Judaism
1106
Views
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November 24, 2015
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Spreading the Light 2015
Primary Sources for Rabbi William Plevan's "Martin Buber: The Dialogue with God"
1863
Views
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May 27, 2015
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Yetzer Hara
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Philosophy
,
Knowing God
,
Theology
Bamidbar: In the Wilderness
5559
Views
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May 22, 2015
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Parashat Eikev
,
Desert
Verse with Matan in them
1235
Views
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May 11, 2015
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Tanakh
Korach
3620
Views
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March 23, 2015
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Proverbs
,
Psalms
,
Korach
,
Tanakh
,
Parashat Korach
,
Pirkei Avot
The Power of Shabbat
3800
Views
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March 13, 2015
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Shabbat Source Sheets
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Shabbat
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Philosophy
,
Theology
The Shunnamite
1828
Views
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February 3, 2015
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Prophets
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Kings
,
Tanakh
The Ten "Commandments"
25260
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February 2, 2015
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Revelation
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Ten Commandments
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Sinai
,
Parashat Yitro
Aharon: Lost in Translation
2790
Views
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January 16, 2015
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Aaron
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Speech
,
Moses
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Language
,
Parashat Shemot
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