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Counting the Omer: Day 49 — Today is the Very Last Day of the Omer

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By Jay Jacobs In counting the Omer, this is the week of MALCHUT — the present moment, this world. This […]

Counting the Omer: Day 48 — Yesod of Malchut / Foundation within Kingdom

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By Tara Rose Background The counting of the Omer uses the tree of life, the system of divine energies (of […]

Counting the Omer: Day 47 — There’s No Growth Without Failure

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By Yanir Dekel Today is day 47 of the Omer count, where we look at the value of Hod B’Tokh […]

Rabbi Lisa Edwards to be Honored at LA Pride

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Christopher Street West and The Lavender Effect will honor Rabbi Lisa Edwards for her contributions and role in LGBTQ history […]

Counting the Omer: Day 46 — Who knows where the time goes?

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By Rabbi Lisa Edwards Today is forty-six days, making six weeks and four days of the Omer. According to midrash […]

Counting the Omer: Day 45 — Beauty in Sovereignty

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By Leah Zimmerman Tiferet of Malchut: Beauty in Sovereignty At this moment, I sit as myself and write to you.  […]

Unity and Liberty: A Drash on B’chukotai — June 3, 2016

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by Elissa Barrett & Josh Gershick “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” This aphorism is often attributed to Thomas […]

Counting the Omer: Day 44

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by Ginger Jacobs Counting the Omer helps us focus on each day and what we can learn from it. I […]

“Who is hungry?” – Parashat Behar, May 27, 2016

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By Davi Cheng This might seem like an off the wall question: Is there anyone here who is hungry right […]

Weekly Torah Portion: Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)

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In Bechukotai, the last portion in the Book of Leviticus, God tells the people of Israel that if they follow […]