Looking at the Jubilee year as an ancient blueprint to end the cycle of poverty.

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If We are all created in the image of God why are only some Priests allowed to offer sacrifices.

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Rabbi Siegel and Jonathan Eig explore the meaning and relevance of holiness for the modern Jew.

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Rabbi Siegel and Jonathan Eig discuss how to atone for sins and find common ground with members of your community in the age of social media. Can we really navigate human relationships by text messages? Does Google make forgiveness more difficult? How can the Torah help?

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Rabbi Siegel and Jonathan Eig discuss the misuse of words in the context of a Rabbinic interpretation of a Biblical image. hrough twitter and social media our society is perfecting the art of destroying people and reputations through words. What does our tradition teach?  What are our responsibilities? 

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While menstrual blood and skin disease do not naturally lend themselves to relevance in our own day, that may have to do with our own modern prejudices than the text itself. Rabbi Siegel argues that the fact that a central authority could override a husband’s desires was a quantum leap in the struggle for the rights of women. Hear how Jonathan Eig responds in this podcast episode.

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