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by Rabbi Marge Wise (AJR '21)

What does it mean to be accountable, to take responsibility? Is it a Jewish imperative? Is it a secular concept? Whom does it apply to and in what circumstances?

by Rabbi Greg Schindler (’09)

Calling G-d “The Rock” seems such a familiar expression that you might expect to see it a lot in the Torah. But it is not until this week, in Parashat Ha’azinu - at almost the end of the Torah - that we first hear G-d referred to as “The Rock”:

by Rabbi Susan Elkodsi (AJR '15)

What does it mean to “choose life”?

by Hazzan Rabbi Luis Cattan ('20)

Parashat Ki Tavo, which we read this week, outlines a series of blessings contingent upon following God’s commandments and a series of curses for disobedience. This serves as a warning of what to expect upon entering the Promised Land.

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