…free in the United States, Harper committed much of her literary and activist efforts to the abolitionist movement; she recognized just how deeply slavery had stained the moral fabric of…
Thanksgiving, a Privilege: Commentary on Parashat Vayyetze 5784 By Rabbi Jonah Rank, President & Rosh Yeshivah of Hebrew Seminary When my family splits the middle matzah at our Passover…
…communing with the Divine can surprise and inspire us. The weekly Torah commentary of Hebrew Seminary: A Rabbinical School for Deaf & Hearing brings new insights to…
…Seminary graduates, thesis students and students who have completed their Hebrew language requirements. Commentators will include Rashi, Ramban, Kedushat Levi, Degel Ephraim, and Maor VaShemesh. Students will translate biblical commentary…
…be in the year to come. As stated in Eikhah (איכה, the Book of “Lamentations”) 3:40: נַחְפְּשָׂה דְרָכֵינוּ וְנַחְקֹרָה וְנָשׁוּבָה עַד־יְהֹוָה Let us search and examine our ways, and…
…Torah and commandments, that will avert illness and punishment.” It is like a doctor would say, “Don’t eat such and such food, lest you come to have such and such…
…communities, hopefully leaving our exile, eventually, more complete people. Eli Reiter is a consultant, writer, and educator. His essays have appeared in the New York Times, Slate, Esquire, and the…
…communities, hopefully leaving our exile, eventually, more complete people. Eli Reiter is a consultant, writer, and educator. His essays have appeared in the New York Times, Slate, Esquire, and the…
The Bread People From Egypt: Commentary on Parashat Emor 5783 By Rabbi Jonah Rank, President & Rosh Yeshivah of Hebrew Seminary I love to turn off my phone just…
The Bread People From Egypt: Commentary on Parashat Emor 5783 By Rabbi Jonah Rank, President & Rosh Yeshivah of Hebrew Seminary I love to turn off my phone just…
