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Finding Structure in Torah and Our Lives Louis Sullivan, the American architect, famously remarked that “form follows function”. While his idiom has been applied primarily to architecture, it also opens insights into Torah and life as well. Torah forms the foundation for any discussion...
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By Rabbi Frankie Sandmel ’22 Parashat Noach Genesis 6:9-11:32 In 5785, a story about a world so full of evil that God sees no other path beyond total destruction is hard to handle. As our own world feels on the precipice of chaos, it is painful to imagine reaching a point where, as in...
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