Each week we invite a different liberal rabbi or Jewish thought leader to write a “Taste of Torah” on the weekly portion. To receive LAASOK’s Taste of Torah by email each week, subscribe to our newsletter.
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“A Spectrum of Meaningful Human Difference” (Korach/Pride Shabbat)
Thoughts for Pride Shabbat.By Rabbi Micah Streiffer, Founder of LAASOK.Cross-posted with micahstreiffer.com. Judaism is full of blessings. There’s a blessing for bread, a blessing for wine. A blessing for fruits and vegetables and other various foodstuffs. There are blessings for seeing and enjoying a beautiful natural scene – a rainbow, a sunset. There are blessings… Read more
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B’ha-alot’cha: Transitional Moments
Each week we invite a different rabbi or Jewish thought leader to write a “Taste of Torah” on the weekly portion – always from a progressive, inclusive perspective. To receive LAASOK’s Taste of Torah by email each week, subscribe to our newsletter. This week’s author is Rabbi Sarah Smiley. Rabbi Sarah Smiley is the rabbi… Read more
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B’midbar: Order From Chaos
Each week we invite a different rabbi or Jewish thought leader to write a “Taste of Torah” on the weekly portion – always from a progressive, inclusive perspective. To receive LAASOK’s Taste of Torah by email each week, subscribe to our newsletter. This week’s author is Rabbi Lynne Goldsmith. Rabbi Goldsmith writes: I failed Retirement… Read more
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B’har-B’chukotai: Holiness in Small Acts
Each week we invite a different rabbi or Jewish thought leader to write a “Taste of Torah” on the weekly portion – always from a progressive, inclusive perspective. To receive LAASOK’s Taste of Torah by email each week, subscribe to our newsletter. This week’s author is Rabbi Jason Rosenberg. Rabbi Jason Rosenberg is the rabbi… Read more
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Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: On Bridging Divides
Each week we invite a different rabbi or Jewish thought leader to write a “Taste of Torah” on the weekly portion – always from a progressive, inclusive perspective. To receive LAASOK’s Taste of Torah by email each week, subscribe to our newsletter. This week’s author is Rabbi Denise Handlarski. Rabbi Denise is the creator and… Read more
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Tazria-Metzora: A Lesson in Humility
Each week we invite a different liberal Jewish thought leader or rabbi to write a “Taste of Torah” on the weekly portion. To receive LAASOK’s Taste of Torah by email each week, subscribe to our newsletter. This week’s author is Rabbi Neal Katz. Neal Katz has been the rabbi of Congregation Beth El in Tyler,… Read more