In Chayei Sarah, we read about an inflection point in the story of our people. Abraham is near his death, and Sarah has already passed on: it is time for Isaac to take the torch and build a family, but he doesn't yet have a spouse. Enter the servant of Abraham, never called by name in this chapter, who goes above and beyond to find the right person to anchor the next generation... even though he himself was disinherited once Abraham's long-awaited son was born. 

This week, Rabbi Lauren and Amy tackle the troubling story of Sodom and Gomorrah. How could Lot offer his daughters up for abuse? Why do he and his wife have such a hard time leaving such a terrible place? And how might this story have been different from top to bottom if the women were as informed and empowered as the men? 

Hello from Congregation Or Hadash in Sandy Springs, GA! This podcast is a conversation between Rabbi Lauren Henderson and Dr. Amy Robertson -- an unscripted exploration of some of the themes of the week’s Torah portion that most speak to us today. Thank you for being here to  think and wonder and learn together with us!

This week, Rabbi Lauren Henderson and Dr. Amy Robertson discuss some of the more grown-up elements of Parashat Noach - not the cheerful images on your  nursery wall. Did the flood accomplish anything? Can destruction be fruitful? And what can Noah's embarrassing episode post-flood -- and his lashing out at his son -- teach us about the nature of humanity? 

In a year when we cannot easily come together to physically dance with the Sifrei Torah, join Dr. Amy Robertson and Rabbi Lauren Henderson of Congregation Or Hadash in Sandy Springs, GA for a conversation about the more metaphorical dance we do with the ideas, lessons, laws and stories of this most sacred text. 

Join Rabbi Lauren and Dr. Amy for this podcast guide through the ritual of Tashlich, a personal ritual of release from 5780.