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Insights on the Sages, the Golden Calf, Shabbat Services with Ketzirah

Insights on the Sages | Monday 2/10, 7pm This Week’s Topic: The legacy of Hillel and Shammai, their subsequent schools of thought, and the rise of Herod and Rome. RSVP:...

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Parsha Ki Tisa: Right Belief by the Right Brigade (Ex. 30:11 – 34:35)

Well. . . Our people are up to their old ways this week. Not only do the ancient Hebrews convince themselves that Hashem and Moses have abandoned them once again, they also plead with Aaron to smelt...

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Become a weekday prayer leader

We’re thrilled to announce the release of three new classes at Darshan Yeshiva!     Shacharit How to lead morning prayer services with resources for learning American Reform/Conservative style...

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Leaders, Laws, and Love

  THIS WEEK AT ONESHUL.ORG Insights on the Sages | Monday 2/17, 7pm – Cancelled This Week’s Topic: A strong leader arises in Rabban Gamliel, who must try and balance between Roman interests and the...

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Parsha Vayakhel

Parsha Vayakhel is one of those parshot that is easy to just gloss over. It seems, at first glance like one of the “listing” parshot.  You know the ones, lists of begats or lists of things that just...

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Torah Talk with Chanah, Around the Shabbat Table, and Maariv + Havdalah

Torah Talk with Chanah | Monday Feb 24, 8pm RSVP or Share Event Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1421862988060823 Around the Shabbat Table | Friday Feb 28, 8pm A brief observance, followed...

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Convert to Judaism with openly gay Rabbi Rafael Goldstein

While there are a lot of rabbis providing conversion to Judaism education as well as conversions themselves, not many also happen to be LGBTQ. For LGBTQ people, the option of an openly gay rabbi...

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Parshat Pekudei (Jodie Foster, Adult ADD and Zen Buddhism for Jews)

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnswnXcRnec Editor’s Note: It’s #FlashbackFriday with this old video from PunkTorah, originally posted March 2009! The insights I got from watching the really bad Jodie Foster...

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3 Great Events this week on OneShul.org

THIS WEEK AT ONESHUL.ORG Torah Talk with Chanah | Mon March 3, 8pm Around the Shabbat Table | Fri March 7, 8pm A brief observance, followed by a topic of discussion with Addi.  This week’s topic:...

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Is Judaism Programming Itself To Death? Parshah Vayikra by Rabbi Patrick

This dvar Torah has three parts: I come from a generation that was overwhelmed by programming Something, something, something, dead animals It’s the people Let’s get started… ### I come from a...

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Win Tickets To Atlanta Jewish Music Festival!

PunkTorah is a proud sponsor of this year’s Atlanta Jewish Music Festival. And that means FREE TICKETS to some lucky person. Rules and Directions (please read these or you will be totally...

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Shabbat Services with Ketzirah and Torah Talk

THIS WEEK AT ONESHUL.ORG Shabbat Services with Ketzirah | Fri March 7, 8pm Join Kohenet Ketzirah for a warm, Earth-based, mystical Shabbat service filled with song, meditation, prayer and healing....

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Will we see you this week?

THIS WEEK AT ONESHUL.ORG Torah Talk with Chanah | Mon March 17, 8pm Conversion Classes with Rabbi Patrick | Thurs March 20, 2pm and 8pm Learn about our sister website DarshanYeshiva.org and our...

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Events for the week!

THIS WEEK AT ONESHUL.ORG Torah Talk with Chanah | Mon March 24, 8p Around the Shabbat Table | Fri March 28, 8pm A brief observance, followed by a topic of discussion with Addi. Check Twitter and...

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Parshah Tazria & Itchy Skin Diseases

Icky skin diseases consume most of our attention in this week’s Torah portion, but the cause and effect probably aren’t what you think. Our parsha goes into great detail about a handful of different...

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Will we see you this week?

THIS WEEK AT ONESHUL.ORG Rosh Chodesh | Sunday March 30, 8pm Join Kohenet Ketzirah for a celebration of the new Jewish month. Ketzirah weaves a tapestry of song and healing energy along with mystical,...

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Parshah Metzorah: Lashon Hara

This week’s Torah portion, Metzorah, arrives amidst a number of Torah portions that are quite often difficult to reconcile with modern thinking. In last week’s portion we learned about the signs of the...

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There’s No Such Thing As Judaism (or, Why Religion Is Just Like A Love...

Two ideas today: Azazel and love letters. Azazel This week’s Torah portion goes into details about the Yom Kippur service, which frankly was a lot bloodier than the hunger-and-white-clothing event we...

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I’m Too Shy To Be Jewish (and 5 Ways To GET OVER IT)

Once a month, I get an email whom someone saying they want to convert to Judaism, or are already Jewish and want to get more involved in Jewish life, but there’s just one problem: they’re shy. These...

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Holiness Is Apparently Not A Gay Buddhist In Blue Jeans (Parshah Kedoshim)

Many of my friends struggle with this week’s Torah portion because of one line: And a man who lies with a male as one would with a woman both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be...

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