Torah Portion: Parashah

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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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“Forty years Moses / wandered in the desert / to reach a land he would never walk upon.”
“Has darkness / settled upon us? Ninth plague? Can you see the way forward?”
“Together we will plant seeds of justice and peace.”
“The held-back sea, somehow both still and moving— / it pulls her back to kneeling by the river…”
This painting is part of a series inspired by the Book of Genesis.
This painting is part of a series inspired by the Book of Genesis.
This painting is part of a series inspired by the Book of Genesis.
“A coat of armor, as it were / A sling-shot and insult-repelling coat”
This painting is part of a series inspired by the Book of Genesis.

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