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How can we come closer to what is true?
Read on for Weekly Wisdom on parashat Pinchas by Rabbi Lauren Tuchman, Or HaLev Teacher. In Parashat Pinchas, we are introduced to the five daughters of Zelophehad. We’re told `Vatikravna b’not Zelophehad` – `and the daughters of Zelophehad came close`. They approached the Ohel Moed, the tent of meeting, with a particular ask about their ability to…
Daily Meditation
With Rabbi Lauren Tuchman, June 23, 2026 Enjoy this guided meditation practice with Rabbi Lauren Tuchman as she lead the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s daily meditation sit on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Miriam, Tza’arat and Healing
Exploring Chapter 1 in the Book of Numbers On May 28, 2026, I offered Tikvah Through Text through Laasok: the Liberal Beit Midrash and chose to unpack the 12th chapter of the Book of Numbers, which is the final chapter in this week’s Torah portion, Beha’alotecha. This chapter is a multi-layered, complex series of interwoven episodes involving Miriam, Moses and…
The Priestly Blessing and Parashat Naso
Join me for some guided meditation and teaching for Parashat Naso On May 26, I led the daily meditation sit with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Please join me in practicing with blessings in honor of Parashat Naso. Parashat Naso, the Torah’s longest parsha, includes many famous texts including the priestly blessing that is one of Jewish…
On the Other Side of Sinai
Shavuot is now behind us. The multi-dimensional holiday is simultaneously about revelation of Torah at Mt. Sinai, a harvest festival of abundant gratitude and bringing first fruits when the Temple stood in Jerusalem and a time when we pay particular attention to the needs and lives of the poor, the dispossessed and the marginalized. One…
Releasing What Doesn’t Serve
A commentary for Parashat Behar I was fortunate to write last week’s dvar Torah for the Disability Torah Project on Parashat Behar. You may read it here. Please enjoy. May we never stop yearning for a world of kindness, care, mutuality and interdependence.
Rabbi Lauren Tuchman 