Torah Study

Rabbi Michael Dolgin holds hands with two young children beneath a prayer shawl in the middle of synagogue pews

Judaism Is a Deep and Powerful Tradition that Belongs to Us All

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

November 1, 2020

Rabbi Michael Dolgin, our Genesis commentator for Ten Minutes of Torah, is passionate about community engagement, interfaith and intercultural understanding, and tikkun olam. We caught up with him on how his Torah commentaries speak to some of the critical issues of our time.

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Jewish Learning

Dedicate Each Hanukkah Candle to a Strong Biblical Woman

Amy Soule

Inspired by Kwanzaa, a festival celebrated by many Black Americans in which each day of the holiday (from December 26 – January 1) is dedicated to a different core principle, my family and I dedicate each of the eight nights of Hanukkah to a different value exemplified by a biblical Jewish woman.

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Torah Study

The Commandment to Vote: Jewish Texts on Voting and Fair Elections

Rabbi Ed Stafman

Rabbi Mark Hurvitz

Judaism’s wisdom tradition teaches that “You do not need to finish the work, but you are not free to desist from it." We must exercise the right to vote as a sacred Jewish duty and demand that all ballots are fairly counted.

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Jewish Values

When You Struggle to Believe in God, Believe in People

Chaim Harrison

Rabbi Hillel famously taught, “What is hateful to you, do not do to others. That is the whole Torah. The rest is commentary. Now go and study.” So what does it really mean?

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Torah Study

Torah Cannot be Torah Without Us

Rabbi Steven Moskowitz

Torah cannot be Torah without us; it needs us. Therefore, we must read it, we must study it, we must discuss it and debate it. We must carry it. We must dance among its verses, discovering ourselves in its chapters.