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D'VAR TORAH
Exodus 27:20-30:10

Purim 2020 was the last in-person event celebrated by many Jewish communities around the country before the COVID-19 shutdown. Little did we understand that the essential psychological principle of Purim of hafichut – the reversibility of our world – would come to mean something even more profound than what we had come to expect. 

D'VAR TORAH
Exodus 27:20-30:10

How do extract meaning from ancient traditions concerning the priesthood? Eric Mendelsohn suggests some possibilities. 

D'VAR TORAH
Exodus 27:20-30:10

Just weeks after the dramatic exodus from Egypt, we find ourselves reading about the High Priest's luxurious garments: the ultimate power suit?

D'VAR TORAH
Exodus 27:20-30:10

The separation of powers between Moses and Aaron suggests a new level of trust in Biblical brotherly relationships.

D'VAR TORAH
Exodus 27:20-30:10
Rabbi Toba Spitzer explores texts related to the Eternal Light and its symbolism.
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D'VAR TORAH
Exodus 27:20-30:10

The Torah commands us to "wipe out the memory of Amalek...do not forget!" (Deut. 25) But is Amalek an external enemy—or something inside us?

Textual Sources, Purim
D'VAR TORAH
Exodus 27:20-30:10

The Torah commands us to "wipe out the memory of Amalek...do not forget!" (Deut. 25) What exactly does "Amalek" represent, and what might it mean to remember (or blot out) that memory? 

Textual Sources, Purim
D'VAR TORAH
Exodus 27:20-30:10

How does outward appearance convey authority? In this D'var Torah on parashat Tetzaveh, Rabbi Jeffrey Schein examine the high priests' garb, and reflects on its metaphorical extension to new areas of authority over the generations. 

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