Change
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Re-Beginning
This year, I celebrated Parashas Bereshis in Washington, DC – or, more specifically, Alexandria, VA. Before Shabbos, I went to the mikveh for the first time in my life. This was all part…
- 5780, Abraham, Bereshit, Challah, Change, Dissertation Diary, Genesis, Intimacy, Isaac, Journey, Laughter, Lekh Lekha, New York, Parsha, Relationship, Sarah, Songs, Travel
Where are Jew Going?
Perhaps the alliteration of Lekh-Lekha brings about all the attention this parsha gets. From a challah-venture who borrows the name, to Debbie Friedman’s well-known song, this seems to be a favorite of parshiyot followers.…
- Abraham, Akedah, Argument, Bereshit, Change, Isaac, Lekh Lekha, Messengers, Mundane, Parsha, Prayer, Questions, Righteous, Rosh Hoshannah, Sarah, Thanksgiving, Theology, Theophany, Vayera, Visitors
Changing G!d’s Mind
Last week int he parsha – and in national and world events – we were incited to action. Lekh Lekha, we have been instructed – GO! for yourselves (and for others) – we…
- Academia, Change, Criticism, Exception, Humanities, Justice, Prejudice, Self-Conception, STEM, Stereotypes, Success
Forgetting Stereotypes
Academic prejudice can pose a problem for any student – but what is the root of it? Does it exist purely at the institutional level, or does the self-conception of some students deter…