Northeastern Jewish Studies Blog
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By Lori Hope Lefkovitz. Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah said: Where there is no Torah, there is no right conduct; where there is no right conduct, there is no Torah. Where there is no wisdom there is no fear of God; where there is no fear of God, there is no wisdom. Where there is no… Continue reading Flour and Torah
By Lori Lefkovitz. One of the many unsettling and remarkable aspects of sheltering in place all of these weeks is how one day blends into the next and it’s hard to remember what day of the week it is. Today, I found myself happily surprised by the length of daylight and had to remind myself… Continue reading Reading the Book of Ruth on the Holiday of Shavuot
