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This Week's Torah Portion: Behar-Bechukotai
Let the Land Lie Fallow
This week we take a look at "Shmita" - the biblical command to allow the land to rest after 6 years of harvesting. Why does the land need an entire year to lie fallow? What are the broader implications of a sabbatical year for the earth, community and individual?
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Melissa Buyer-Witman
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Temple Israel of the City of New York
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Shavuot 101
The basics of Shavuot: Biblical sources, the Book of Ruth, the custom of eating dairy foods and more!
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Kiss Me With Your Mitzvot: What Happened at Sinai Does Not Stay At Sinai
Was revelation a burden, or a loving kiss? Here are a few Talmudic and Midrashic approaches to accepting the gift of Torah.
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Scott Bolton
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Congregation Or Zarua

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