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May God Make You Like Ephraim and Manasseh (Parashat Vayechi)

Parashat Vayechi May God Make You Like Ephraim and Manasseh by David Levy on Saturday December 22, 2007 13 Tevet 5768 Genesis 47:28 – 50:26 So [Jacob] blessed them that day, saving, “By you shall Israel invoke blessings, saying: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” (Genesis 48:20) Every…

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Lie With Me (Parashat Vayeshev)

Parashat Vayeshev Lie With Me by Joseph Shapiro on Friday December 19, 2008 22 Kislev 5769 Genesis 37:1 – 40:23   Joseph’s looks and handsome figure Had attracted her attention Every morning she would beckon ‘Come and lie with me love’ Joseph wanted to resist her, Till one day she…

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Community Belonging Guide for Summer Camps

A Guide for LGBTQ+ Belonging for Jewish Summer Camps Below you will find several suggestions for how to make your Jewish summer camp a more inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer campers, and those who have LGBTQ+ parents and family members. These suggestions are…

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Community Belonging Guide for Jewish Youth Groups

A Guide for LGBTQ+ Belonging for Jewish Youth Groups Below you will find several suggestions for how to make your youth group a more inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning teens, and those who have LGBTQ+ parents and family members. These suggestions are…

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Parashat Vayetzei: Four Mothers, Four stories. Four legacies

Parashat Vayetzei Four Mothers, Four stories. Four legacies? by Karen Perolman on Friday December 05, 2008 8 Kislev 5769 Genesis 28:10-32:3     In this week’s parsha, Vayetzei, we meet four women who gave birth to the Jewish people. One of the mothers was beloved but barren and one was…

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For You Too Were a Stranger: Becoming an LGBTQ Ally

August, 5, 2017 Temple Emanuel For You Too Were a Stranger: Becoming an Ally to LGBTQ Community, by Daniel Bahner Good Shabbos everyone! Thank you, very much, for welcoming me to your community! I want to especially thank Rabbi Robinson and Rabbi Gardenswartz for extending the invitation! As you read…

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A New Vision of the Scapegoat (Parashat Pinchas)

Parashat Pinchas A New Vision of the Scapegoat by Ri Turner on Friday July 18, 2008 15 Tammuz Numbers 25:10-30:1   When people write drashot about Parashat Pinchas, they often write about the amazing story of a murderer who is rewarded by G-d. However, Parashat Pinchas offers almost five entire…

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