Vaera: What Gives Me Hope? By Dr. Barak Gale
"Shmita offers a “release” from this harsh legacy, whispering to…
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December 29, 2021
Vayechi: Brotherly Love by Eli Weinbach
This week, Jacob, like his father before him, sets out…
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December 30, 2020
Vayigash: We Need Emotional Shmita Now by Rabbi Shoshana Friedman
Deep into the Joseph story, we come to a moment…
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December 23, 2020
Miketz: Run Wild by Judry Subar
In the beginning, the world was a wild and chaotic…
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December 16, 2020
Vayeshev: Entitlement and Creation by Hannah Elovitz
Our story returns to tell us, “Now Jacob was settled…
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December 10, 2020
Vayishlach: Rename and Renew by Rabbi Joshua Ratner
2020 has been a year of unbelievable struggle. Between the…
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December 3, 2020
Vayetze: The Meaning of Seven by Aharon Ariel Lavi
Shmita is the seventh year, following six regular years —…
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November 24, 2020
Toldot: What Will We Eat in the Seventh Year? Shmita, Lack, and Abundance by Justin Goldstein
While the language may be a product of recent decades,…
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November 17, 2020
Chayei Sarah: What does it mean to “own” land – and why is it important? by Nigel Savage
In my twenties I bought my first apartment in London.…
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November 10, 2020
Vayeirah: The Shaping of the Land by Eliezer Weinbach
Inherent in the concept of Shmita is an understanding that…
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November 4, 2020