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By Rabbi Edythe Held Mencher, L.C.S.W.
In Dvar Torah
Posted October 13, 2016

We All Want to be Heard – Parashat Ha’azinu

“Let the earth hear the words that I utter; May my discourse come down as the rain.” This week’s torah portion, Ha’azinu, begins with an aged Moses seeking to have the Israelites understand what [...]

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By Rabbi Adam Baldachin
In Dvar Torah
Posted October 5, 2016

Teach Torah by Gathering Community – Parashat Va-yeilekh

As a Jewish professional, it breaks my heart when our organizations cannot make it possible to include everyone who desires to be part of our communities. As stewards of Jewish values within our [...]

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By Rabbi Loren Sykes
In Dvar Torah
Posted September 29, 2016

Stand Up Today: Vision, Action and a Fifteen Dollar Stuffed Torah – Parashat Nitzavim

Ten summers ago, we held our first session of Camp Yofi: Family Camp for Jewish Families with Children with Autism at Camp Ramah Darom.  Of the many images from our first session in 2006, one [...]

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By Jenna Freeman
In Original Articles
Posted September 26, 2016

The Fearlessness of Starting a Tikvah Program

As a lifelong Ramahnik and Ramah California Tikvah staff member, I was excited to spend time at the newest Ramah camp in Northern California (“Ramah Galim”) this past summer, helping start a [...]

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By Craig Scheff
In Dvar Torah
Posted September 21, 2016

So Much More Than A Ramp – Parashat Ki Tavo

It all started with a ramp, or a lack thereof. Scottie grew up in the synagogue community, a kid everyone loved. Neither the cerebral palsy diagnosis he received as a baby nor the wheelchair that [...]

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Getting To True Inclusion – Parashat Ki Teitzei
By Rachel Ackerman
In Dvar Torah
Posted September 14, 2016

Getting To True Inclusion – Parashat Ki Teitzei

I never want to turn anyone away. So when a parent comes to me to share that they have a child with special needs my inclination is to automatically say, “Yes! Come! We will figure it out,” [...]

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By Rabbi Micah Buck-Yael
In Dvar Torah
Posted September 7, 2016

Please DO Take This Personally – Parashat Shofetim

We’ve probably all said it about something, without bothering to get the whole story: “That’s not FAIR!” At a deep level, most of us have instincts about what fairness actually is. We tend to [...]

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Being Authentically Yourself – Parashat Re’eh
By Rabbi Avraham Bronstein
In Dvar Torah
Posted August 31, 2016

Being Authentically Yourself – Parashat Re’eh

The cycle of holidays in the Jewish calendar is described several times in the Torah, each with a different emphasis. For example, the listing in the Book of Vayikra describes the unique mitzvot [...]

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Accessible Words of Torah – Parashat Ekev
By Rabbi Elisa Koppel
In Dvar Torah
Posted August 24, 2016

Accessible Words of Torah – Parashat Ekev

I went to services with a group one Shabbat this summer, at a place where none of us were accustomed to going. Where we were or what we were doing together this summer are for other blog posts; [...]

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Everyone is Welcome Into a Divine Conversation – Parashat Devarim
By Rabbi Uri Topolosky
In Dvar Torah
Posted August 17, 2016

Everyone is Welcome Into a Divine Conversation – Parashat Devarim

Our Rabbis teach that Moses prayed 515 times to enter the Land of Israel. Yet, his wish was denied. The greatest prophet our people have ever known ultimately faces his mortality as an outsider. [...]

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