Tag: Gemara
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Coming Close To God: A Reflection on Pesachim 98
A version of this piece was originally published as part of My Jewish Learning’s daf yomi page of the day Talmud project. On today’s daf, the Talmud is deep in the weeds of a continuing discussion about when, how and by whom the Passover sacrifice must be brought. What…
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Memory and Moving Forward: A Reflection on Purim 5781
A version of this piece was originally published by SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva. Today, I remember. I remember vividly the all-consuming sadness I felt last Purim, as the sun was setting and my celebratory seudah was ending, the last event I attended with a large Jewish community. I…
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ELI Talk: We All Were At Sinai: The Transformative Power of Inclusive Torah
Rabbi Tuchman delivered an ELI Talk We All Were At Sinai: The Transformative Power of Inclusive Torah in which she offers a new paradigm for understanding the religious import of including all within our sacred spaces.
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman 