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Beth Israel in Jackson, Mississippi, was attacked by an antisemitic white supremacist arsonist. The fire did major damage to the building and sacred texts. It was a tragedy and an ominous sign of our times.
It wasn’t the first time this synagogue was attacked, either. In the mid-1960s during the civil rights era, it was bombed to protest its rabbi’s advocacy work. Thi...
The beginning of the book of Exodus is like an introduction to our favorite biblical characters. We’re introduced to Moses, Aaron, Miriam, among others, who will be part of the narrative that will engage us for many chapters and many centuries of commentary and insight. A highlight is found in Exodus 3, where Moses happens upon a bush that burns unconsumed. The sight of it m...
