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Readmore: Mem Moment | Not Just “Passing Through”
Mem Moment | Not Just “Passing Through”
Parashat Shoftim “Judges” Parashat Shoftim closes with a murder mystery: a corpse is discovered in a field, and no one knows what happened or who is at fault. In response,…
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Readmore: Mem Global Launches “Base Philly” as a Space for Jewish Young Adults to Come Together, Build Community
Mem Global Launches “Base Philly” as a Space for Jewish Young Adults to Come Together, Build Community
Mem Global today announced the launch of Base Philly, a new space for local Jewish young adults in their 20s and 30s to gather and enjoy Shabbat dinners, discussions, pastoral…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Loving Reflections, Loving Intentions
Mem Moment | Loving Reflections, Loving Intentions
Rosh Chodesh Elul / Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot “New Year of The Animals” As Rosh Chodesh Elul approaches, we begin to reflect back on our previous year, doing the work of חשבון…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Blood, Life, and Memory
Mem Moment | Blood, Life, and Memory
Parashat Re’eh “See” While reading Parashat Re’eh, I was struck by the prohibition against eating blood, which is mentioned five times.[1] Why this much insistence? Parashat Re’eh marks a pivotal shift in Israelite life:…
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Readmore: 20 Years of Stories: Meet Juliet and Chris
20 Years of Stories: Meet Juliet and Chris
When Juliet and Chris started their graduate degrees at the University of Denver, neither expected love to be on the syllabus. Still, that’s exactly what they found – and on the very…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Not By My Own Power
Mem Moment | Not By My Own Power
Parashat Eikev “Consequently” It is so tempting to assume that when things are going well for us, it’s due to our own hard work, expert skills, or virtuous life—to think…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Building as Love
Mem Moment | Building as Love
Tu b’Av Tu b’Av—fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Av—was traditionally a day of celebration connected to two major events, one embedded in the annual agricultural cycle and the…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | What We Do With “No”
Mem Moment | What We Do With “No”
Parashat Va’Etchanan “And I Pleaded” /Shabbat Nachamu “Shabbat of Comfort” I remember sitting with this parashah and feeling upset for Moshe. Here’s a man who gave his all, leading a stubborn people…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Grief and Hope
Mem Moment | Grief and Hope
Tisha b’Av Tisha b’Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. It is a day of fasting and reflection as we remember major destructions in our history: the First Temple in…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Jewish Joy or Rebuke?
Mem Moment | Jewish Joy or Rebuke?
Parashat Devarim “[These Are The] Words” / Shabbat Chazon “Shabbat of Vision” Do we lead with Jewish joy, or Jewish rebuke? That is the question that has been filling my heart for the past…
