Our Blog and Writings

  • B’midbar: Order From Chaos

    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

  • B’har-B’chukotai: Holiness in Small Acts

    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

  • Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: On Bridging Divides

    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

  • Tazria-Metzora: A Lesson in Humility

    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

  • Sh’mini: “Taking Up the Right Amount  of Space”

    Sh’mini: “Taking Up the Right Amount of Space”

    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 Dean Shapiro. Dean Shapiro is the rabbi of Beth Shalom: The Progressive Jewish Community… Read more

  • Vayikra: When a Leader Errs

    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 Dr. Ira Schweitzer. Dr. Ira Schweitzer has retired from his position of 24 years as… Read more