Rabbi Mira is with IfNotNow NYC.

Esh tamid tukad al hamizbe’ach, lo tichbeh, lo tichbeh.

“An eternal flame shall be kept burning on the altar;

Rachel Roberts is with IfNotNow DC.

From the Exodus story, we learn a great deal about the nature of oppression and the power that comes from standing up to injustice, even against a ruler who seems all powerful and unstoppable, even against odds that…

Ayelet Wachs-Cashman is with IfNotNow NYC.

This is a uniquely special Shabbat for me. Not only have I completed a ten-day, 118 mile march from Charlottesville to Washington D.C., but it it also the thirteenth anniversary of my bat…

Jacob is with IfNotNow NYC.

The last time I read parashat Balak was in 2002, for my Bar Mitzvah. I don’t really remember what I said in the speech I gave to my Conservative congregation in Trenton, NJ, except for one big detail- I suggested…

Aron is with IfNotNow NYC.

“And Aaron was silent.” That’s it. That’s all the Torah tells us about how Aaron, the high priest, reacts to the sudden death of his sons. Those four words, though, push us to think about how we…

Rachel Roberts is with IfNotNow DC.

In Parashat Vayirka, we begin the Book of Leviticus, the third book in the Torah, which details the laws pertaining to Israelite priests and which instructs the Israelites in holiness…

Rachel is with IfNotNow DC.

In this double parasha, we are told of the ancient rituals for atonement that became Yom Kippur, laws about blood and sexual relationships, and the code for holiness. The parasha begins with the…

Abby Stein is with IfNotNow NYC.

This week’s Torah reading, Mishpatim (literally, laws), is one of the most complicated Torah portions to study in depth. It is a wealth of laws as they relate to interpersonal relationships — Bein Adam…

Lex is with IfNotNow Providence.

“The entire congregation are all holy, and God is in their midst. So why do you raise yourselves above God’s assembly?”

Welcome to Parashat Korach. For some, this section of the Torah tells the story of God’s…