Rabbi Lauren Tuchman

Tag: Bible

  • Weekly wisdom on parshat Nitzavim

    Weekly wisdom on parshat Nitzavim

    Read the full article on Or HaLev’s website. This article was originally published on September 27, 2024. כִּֽי־קָר֥וֹב אֵלֶ֛יךָ הַדָּבָ֖ר מְאֹ֑ד בְּפִ֥יךָ וּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖ לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ No, the thing is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to observe it(Deut 30:14) Parashat Nitzavim marks an important turning point.…

  • Longing For Our Leaders: Commentary on Parashat Nitzavim 5784

    Read the article on Hebrew Seminary’s website. This article was published on September 27, 2024. Parashat Nitzavim marks an important turning point both in our calendrical cycle and in Moses’ lengthy oration to the Israelites as they are about to enter into the land. Moses’ days are numbered. The Torah is…

  • The Plurality of Mourning Shabbat Nachamu 5780

    The Plurality of Mourning Shabbat Nachamu 5780

    This piece originally appeared on SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva. Nachamu Nachamu ami, “comfort, comfort my people,”— the opening words of the Haftorah from the book of Isaiah, which we will read this Shabbat, ring particularly poignant this year. What does it mean for us to move from a period of…