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Readmore: Mem Moment | Go Before God
Mem Moment | Go Before God
Rosh Hashanah 5786 Traditionally, we view Rosh Hashanah as the day when God sits on the throne of judgment and decides, based on our past actions, how successful our next…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Every Person Has Value
Mem Moment | Every Person Has Value
Parashat Nitzavim “[You All] Stand Upright” If you’re like me, the weeks preceding the High Holidays are largely associated with trauma and guilt. It’s hard not to obsess over one’s…
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Readmore: Rabbi Dave Yedid Receives Prestigious Pomegranate Prize
Rabbi Dave Yedid Receives Prestigious Pomegranate Prize
We are thrilled to announce that Rabbi Dave Yedid, a Senior Base rabbi and leader of the Base Denver community, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Pomegranate Prize in Jewish…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | What is Your Lifeboat?
Mem Moment | What is Your Lifeboat?
Parashat Ki Tavo “When You Arrive” Parashat Ki Tavo offers a theological difficulty as the Levites exclaim the famous “blessings and curses” to the entire People of Israel: Your life…
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Readmore: Welcome to Base
Welcome to Base
Earlier this fall, I was incredibly honored to take on the role of Vice President of Base and Rabbinic Innovation at Mem Global. This opportunity is far more than a…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Shiluach Haken: A Lesson in Compassion
Mem Moment | Shiluach Haken: A Lesson in Compassion
Parashat Ki Teitzei “When You Go Out” With an astounding 74 commandments (more than any other section of the Torah!), Parashat Ki Teitzei covers a wide range of laws, regulating the…
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Readmore: 20 years after Katrina, Jewish New Orleans is bigger than it was before the hurricane
20 years after Katrina, Jewish New Orleans is bigger than it was before the hurricane
This article from The Forward explores the New Orleans Jewish community twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, including reflections from a Resident of the New Orleans Moishe House that opened following…
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Readmore: A cure for Jewish communal burnout? Ancient Jewish wisdom
A cure for Jewish communal burnout? Ancient Jewish wisdom
Rabbi Ana Bonnheim, the Director of the Jewish Learning Collaborative, explains how Jewish learning and wisdom are key for sustaining Jewish leaders in this piece for eJewishPhilanthropy.
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Pocket Sized Torah
Mem Moment | Pocket Sized Torah
Parashat Shoftim “Judges” In Parashat Shoftim we receive a series of laws about what is expected of an Israelite king. One of the notable actions is that an Israelite king…
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Yemima’s Framework
Mem Moment | Yemima’s Framework
Rosh Chodesh Elul Each year in Elul, I return to the teachings of Yemima Avital (1929-1999), a Moroccan-Israeli scholar and mystic with deep Torah knowledge and training as a Jungian…
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