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laws
Moses the Warrior and the Spatula of Destiny – A Poem for Parsha Matot-Masei
Rick Lupert
August 1, 2019
7 Haiku for Parsha Mishpatim by Rick Lupert (Treat your donkeys well.)
Rick Lupert
February 24, 2017
Kosher Without Sacrifice? Parashat Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47
Jewish Journal
April 4, 2013
The most elaborate, comprehensive and effective system for the prevention of animal cruelty was not invented by the FDA or even PETA; it was devised by the Book of Leviticus. This may seem a strange idea. Without question, it swims rather roughly against that trusty river of intuition. Pigeon slaughter is rarely good for pigeons. Bull offerings are not something cows easily stomach. As far as “becoming a sacrificial lamb,” I have it on good authority that this is not what most sheep dream about when they are kids.
Gina Nahai: Staying true to our own heritage
Gina Nahai
June 1, 2011
I once wrote a novel about an Iranian Jewish woman who grows wings and flies away from her husband’s home.
Blessing Management
Rabbi Debra Orenstein
August 21, 2008
Parshat Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25) This week\’s Torah portion describes the bountiful blessings promised to our people by God, if (ekev) we obey the laws of Torah.
Conservative Supreme Court rulings vex Jewish advocacy groups
Ron Kampeas, JTA
July 5, 2007
Not only has the Supreme Court thoroughly abandoned a decades-old tradition of upholding the liberal gains of the 1950s and 1960s, it has become the premier bulwark of conservatism now that Democrats have retaken Congress and the White House is weakened to the point of impotency.
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