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Is the Torah Colorblind?

Is the Torah Colorblind?

FromOn the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah


Is the Torah Colorblind?

FromOn the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah

ratings:
Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of On The Other Hand, Rabbi Jacobs is joined by April Baskin, URJ Vice President of Audacious Hospitality, to discuss the provocative text in Parashat B’haalot’cha when Miriam and Aaron talk behind Moses’s back about Moses marrying Tziporah, a Kushite woman.  Listen to Rabbi Jacobs and April Baskin discuss this text, whether Judaism is colorblind, and where the North American Jewish community can do better by Jews of Color.
Released:
Jun 5, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tune in weekly to hear Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union For Reform Judaism, offer divrei Torah (insights into the weekly Torah portion) to help open up Jewish thought and its contemporary influence on your life.