We hear “tzaraas” and the familiar associations arrive: impurity, gossip, punishment, exile. The metzora becomes a moral cautionary tale, a tidy narrative about the consequences of misused speech. It is a neat reading, but it is almost entirely insufficient.

https://shorturl.at/x8MoI

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Avodah was never meant to live only in quiet spaces. It was meant to live in real life. In the middle of interruptions, in the middle of responsibilities, in the middle of a mind that is pulled in too many directions.

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Women's League of Conservative Judaism
Parashah Yitro

Continue Reading: https://www.wlcj.org/2025/02/parashat-yitro-5785/

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Discover the rich narrative and source-critical insights of Genesis 21 and 22, and their connection to Rosh HaShanah. Dive into the complexities of these ancient texts and their modern relevance.

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http://hitzonim.com/2024/10/04/rosh-hashanah-insights-exploring-genesis-21-and-22-through-source-criticism/

The post discusses Parsha Ki Teitzei, reflecting on the tension between injustice and human dignity. It challenges traditional interpretations, emphasizing the need for introspection and pursuing true justice.

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http://hitzonim.com/2024/09/14/cheshbon-hanefesh-reflecting-on-justice-and-dignity-in-parsha-ki-tetzei/

Be a prophet. Do some justice.

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http://hitzonim.com/2024/09/05/tzedek-tzedek-tirdof-pursuing-justice-in-parsha-shoftim/

No God of the Bible and no Moses, what are we to do with our covenants? I argue that our modern task is to tap into our tradition and update our covenants to serve us today.

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http://hitzonim.com/2024/08/24/chemotherapy-community-and-critical-torah-insights-parsha-eikev/

Primer on the book of Deuteronomy, through a source critical lens. Learn the incredible development of this text over its major redactional stages.

LInks where ya find 'em!

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http://hitzonim.com/2024/08/08/the-evolution-of-deuteronomy-from-scroll-of-torah-to-foundation-of-judaism/

reading differently with Jewish Currents
https://pdbowman.studio/briefs/15-jun-24-assimilate-these-texts-jewish-currents-roundtable/

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I love this way of looking at the Sotah ritual in this week's parsha. The whole explanation is good, but I think these are the key points of this interpretation.

Absent Hashem making these innocuous ingredients deadly, the Sotah ritual takes a husband who was worried about his wife spending time alone with a particular man, whom he had asked her not to see like that and then does, and provides the choice for the wife to separate amicably with him being obligated to the get, or the husband gets a demonstration of her divine absolution by Hashem.

As they put it, a method for the marriage to continue if she chooses, or end if she feels he has been irreconcilably unfair to her.

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https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/understanding-the-sotah-ritual/