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Torah Portion: Parashah

An open Torah scroll with ornate handles rests on a table with other Jewish texts.

Each week, we read a different section of the Torah. Sometimes we read stories about our ancestors’ journeys. Sometimes we read details about the ancient Temple or complex lists of laws. Whatever the content, the Torah portion (or parashah) is frequently the basis for discussions and sermons at Shabbat services in synagogue and throughout the week. Torah text has also been the inspiration for many contemporary songs, poems, and prayers. 

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“I am the one / whose prayers were left unanswered…”

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For Dinah, Who Did Not Speak

“Wait, I want to say, / but he says hush”

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“I refuse to be the shadow of what you do to me”

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Sarah’s Laugh and Generational Birth: Reclaiming Sarah Emanu

But what if her jeer was her coping?

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We just had to learn to find our lights

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