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Promises, Promises A D’var Torah for Parashat Mishpatim By Rabbi Greg Schindler (AJR '09) While last week’s Torah portion is so famous that they made a movie about it (something with Charlton Heston), this week’s parsha - Mishpatim or “Laws” - has a very different flavor. This week, we get - count ‘em - 53 different laws on a vast array Read More >

BIB 101 Introduction to Bible Dr. Ora Horn Prouser This course will introduce the student to modern critical studies of the Bible. Selected texts of the Bible will be studied in-depth while broader thematic issues will be surveyed. Various methodologies used by biblical scholars will be introduced to the students. The many Read More >

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By Jaron Matlow Water is a very simple chemical molecule. It contains one Oxygen atom and two Hydrogen atoms, and it appears in the shape of the letter V. Despite its simplicity, or perhaps because of it, water has tremendous powers in the world of chemistry. These powers are the very reason life can exist Read More >

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When I officiate at a wedding, I typically encourage the parents to bestow blessings upon their children. In addition to the Priestly Blessing, often the parents read a blessing in English that I provide to them, including the lines: “When you speak with your beloved, may you always know the joy of companionship. When you see each other, may your eyes be filled with wonder at the miracle of your love. When you disagree, may you always think of compromise.” I began to be curious about the etymology of the word “compromise,” noting that it has the word “promise” in it, and I wondered if it originally meant something like “promise together.”  I looked it up and discovered that the original meaning of the word “compromise” is a promise that is made by two disputants, at the same time, that they will abide by the decision of someone else who is acting as the arbiter of their dispute.

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Click HERE for an audio recording of this D'var Torah A D'var Torah for Parashat Shemot By Rabbi Doug Alpert ('12) “These are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt with Jacob…. [t]he total number of persons that were of Jacob’s issue came to seventy, Joseph being already in Egypt.” (Exodus Read More >

BIB 348  Leadership Lessons in Numbers: Holiness, Soulcraft, and Transformation of Peoplehood Dr. Job Jindo  This course entails a critical examination of the book of Numbers, focusing on themes of leadership (and its failures), holiness, soulcraft, and peoplehood. By the end of the course, students will gain an understanding of: Read More >