Miketz

Genesis 41:1-44:17

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Text Studies

Kindness In Disguise by Rabbi Lisa Goldstein

Provided by Hillel’s Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning, which creates educational resources for Jewish organizations on college campuses.

 

Don’t Just Stand There--Do Something! by Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger

Provided by KOLEL--The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning, which is affiliated with Canada's Reform movement.

 

Creating Family Peace by Rabbi Bruce Greenbaum

Provided by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.

Quiz

Parashat Miketz

Provided by the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, exploring Torah through the original sources

Commentaries

The Song of the Land by Rabbi Shaul David Lederman

Provided by Canfei Nesharim, providing Torah wisdom about the importance of protecting our environment.

 

The Limitations of Self-Denial by Dorothy A. Richman

Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.

 

Nourishing Others by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky

Provided by the Jewish Outreach Institute, an organization dedicated to creating a more open and welcoming Judaism.

 

Real Men Cry by Shuly Rubin Schwartz

Provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative rabbinical seminary and university of Jewish studies.

 

Two Kinds Of Intelligence by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Provided by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, which ordains Conservative rabbis at the University of Judaism.

 

Interpreting From The Outside by Rabbi Shimon Felix

Provided by the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, a summer seminar in Israel that aims to create a multi-denominational cadre of young Jewish leaders.

 

The Deeper Meaning Of A Name by Rabbi Avraham Fischer

Provided by the Orthodox Union, the central coordinating agency for North American Orthodox congregations.

 

Benevolent Dictatorship Or Righteous Balance?: The Uses And Abuses Of Institutional Power by Rabbi Justin David

Provided by SocialAction.com, an on-line Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world.

 

Meeting The Faces Of Need by Jennifer Rosenberg

Provided by the UJA-Federation of New York, which cares for those in need, strengthens Jewish peoplehood, and fosters Jewish renaissance.

 

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