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Did Korach have the right to challenge Moses? Did LeBron James destroy the Lakers? We all have the right and responsibility to challenge questionable leadership, but what happens when o...

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Shelach Lecha: Great Acts and Great Confidence from 2019-06-26T16:00

Rabbi Siegel and Jonathan Eig talk about why the Israelites lacked confidence Should they have been more courageous? What would Frederick Douglass or Al Capone have done? When is a leap of faith...

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Beha'alotcha: Saying It and Praying It with Feeling from 2019-06-19T15:00

How do we express our feelings and emotions?

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Nasso: A New Take on an Ancient Blessing from 2019-06-12T12:00

The importance of acknowledging our blessings and our responsibility to share them.

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Bamidbar: Community and the Challenge of Technology from 2019-06-06T13:00

The importance of counting others and the creation of community in the age of technology.

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Bechukotai: The Power of the word"If" from 2019-05-30T14:00

A Biblical perspective on free will and the blessings and curses that come from our own hand.

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Behar: Release Us from Economic Bondage from 2019-05-23T17:00

Looking at the Jubilee year as an ancient blueprint to end the cycle of poverty.

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Emor: Does God Care About Physical Imperfections? from 2019-05-16T17:00

If We are all created in the image of God why are only some Priests allowed to offer sacrifices.

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Kedoshim: Defining Holiness from 2019-05-10T12:00

Rabbi Siegel and Jonathan Eig explore the meaning and relevance of holiness for the modern Jew.

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Achrei Mot: Send in the Goats from 2019-04-30T17:00

Rabbi Siegel and Jonathan Eig discuss how to atone for sins and find common ground with members of your community in the age of social media. Can we really navigate human relationships by text m...

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Metzorah: Gossip&Slander as the Leprosy of Our Time from 2019-04-11T00:00

Rabbi Siegel and Jonathan Eig discuss the misuse of words in the context of a Rabbinic interpretation of a Biblical image. hrough twitter and social media our society is perfecting the art of de...

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Tazria: Discovering a New Understanding of the Role of Women in an Unlikely Text from 2019-04-04T16:00

While menstrual blood and skin disease do not naturally lend themselves to relevance in our own day, that may have to do with our own modern prejudices than the text itself. Rabbi Siegel argues ...

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Tazria: Discovering a New Understanding of the Role of Women in an Unlikely Text from 2019-04-04T16:00

While menstrual blood and skin disease do not naturally lend themselves to relevance in our own day, that may have to do with our own modern prejudices than the text itself. Rabbi Siegel argues ...

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Tazria: Discovering a New Understanding of the Role of Women in an Unlikely Text from 2019-04-04T16:00

While menstrual blood and skin disease do not naturally lend themselves to relevance in our own day, that may have to do with our own modern prejudices than the text itself. Rabbi Siegel argues ...

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