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Readmore: Mem Moment | Wisdom from the Outside
Mem Moment | Wisdom from the Outside
Parashat Yitro “Jethro” I became a rabbi because I love my people, our tradition, our Torah, and our God. Loving my people does not mean I turn my back on…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Finding Balance with Nature
Mem Moment | Finding Balance with Nature
Tu BiShvat “15th of Shvat / New Year of Trees” The Mishnah teaches us that Tu BiShvat serves as the cutoff for tithing fruits, a practicality in ancient agricultural law that turned it into one of…
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Readmore: Entering the chat: Sacramento’s young adult Jews find new ways of finding each other
Entering the chat: Sacramento’s young adult Jews find new ways of finding each other
Bryce and Jess, Residents of the new Moishe Pod Sacramento, share what inspired them to start their Pod and how they are collaborating with other young adults to create a…
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Readmore: Global Jewry awards inaugural prizes for collaborations to Mem Global, Jewtina y Co.
Global Jewry awards inaugural prizes for collaborations to Mem Global, Jewtina y Co.
The Jewish Learning Collaborative received the Global Jewry’s inaugural Shoshana Shoubin Cardin Prize for Exemplary Collaboration for its partnership with American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s Yesod program, which supports Jewish…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Packing Up The Past
Mem Moment | Packing Up The Past
Parashat Beshalach “When [Pharaoh] Sent Away” / Shabbat Shirah “Shabbat of Song” In Parashat Beshalach, the Israelites are preparing to cross the Red Sea. This highly anticipated moment must happen…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Not So Inspirational Speech
Mem Moment | Not So Inspirational Speech
Parashat Bo “Come” March 4th, 1865, was supposed to be an unforgettable day, and it was… just not in the way that everyone had hoped. Some context; the civil war…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Cultivating Leadership
Mem Moment | Cultivating Leadership
Parashat Vaera “And I Appeared” The Egyptians are struck by the first seven of the ten plagues in this week’s Torah portion, Vaera. While these plagues were determined by God and…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Our Role in Confronting Oppression
Mem Moment | Our Role in Confronting Oppression
Parashat Shemot “Names” Parashat Shemot kicks off the saga of the Israelites in Egypt – the central story of the Israelites. It details the origin of the Israelites oppression in Egypt,…
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Readmore: Rabbis after Google: Jewish leadership must be reimagined
Rabbis after Google: Jewish leadership must be reimagined
Rabbi Adam Gindea, the Vice President of Base and Rabbinical Innovation, explores how rabbinic leadership must evolve in order to meet the needs of modern Jewish communities.
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Becoming Our Fullest Selves
Mem Moment | Becoming Our Fullest Selves
Parashat Vayechi “And [Jacob] Lived” My daughter, Dahlia, was born on a Friday morning. That Shabbat, my husband and I had the privilege of blessing her for the very first…