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BALAK, THE MOVIE
written on June 21, 2013 // 0 CommentsBy Bracha Yael Balak, this week’s parashah would make a fabulous movie. It’s got it all, tragedy, comedy, a talking […]

Pride 2013 Drash: And the Earth Opened Its Mouth: Queer Meditations on Pride and Humility in 2013
written on June 12, 2013 // 2 CommentsBy: Rabbi Dror Chankin-Gould Parashat Korach. Numbers. Chapter 16. Verse 1. Now Coldness, son of Hatred, son of Discrimination, son […]

The Heart of the Omer – Lev b’omer, 5773, Parashat Emor [Ruach Chayim, BCC April 26, 2013]
written on April 26, 2013 // 0 CommentsBy Rabbi Lisa Edwards New Zealand France Rhode Island What list am I compiling here? Yep == the most recent […]

DRASH: Parashat Acharei Mot/ Kedoshim [ April 19, 2013 ]
written on April 22, 2013 // 0 Commentsby Rabbi Heather Miller Tonight, we here at BCC, are partaking in an event coordinated by Clergy and Laity United […]

Got Skim Milk? – Shabbat Pesach 5773, BCC [ March 29, 2013]
written on March 30, 2013 // 0 CommentsBy Rabbi Lisa Edwards Skim milk used to be my drink of choice (not even just my milk of choice, […]

Life out of context – Shabbat Hagadol 5773/Parashat Tzav [ March 22, 2013 ]
written on March 22, 2013 // 0 CommentsBy Rabbi Lisa Edwards As many of you know, I am not only just back from a 3 month sabbatical, […]

Vayakhel
written on March 11, 2013 // 0 CommentsBy Rachel Adler All of us recognize this sanctuary as sacred space. In it are objects full of meaning to […]

Weekly Drash: Parashat T’tzavveh Exodus 27:30-30:10
written on February 26, 2013 // 0 CommentsBy Rabbi Heather Miller In the fourth century, BCE, in his work, De Anima, the great philosopher Aristotle wrote of […]

January 25, 2013: Parashat Beshallach Exodus 13:17 – 17:16
written on February 8, 2013 // 0 CommentsBy: Rabbi Heather Ellen Miller Shabbat Shalom! As we noted earlier, tonight begins Tu B’Shvat– birthday of the trees– in our […]
On Equal Footing
written on February 7, 2013 // 1 CommentBCC’s very own Rabbi Lisa Edwards is featured on this week’s Torah Portion column in the Jewish Journal. Along with […]