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Rachel Barenblat
Rachel Barenblat became a rabbi in January of 2011, and has been blogging as The Velveteen Rabbi since 2003.
Interests: Judaism, religion, ecumenism, poetry, motherhood, Christianity, Islam, liturgy, prayer, midrash, fandom.
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Not Knowing
Posted yesterday at Velveteen Rabbi
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Hineni / Here I Am
Posted 3 days ago at Velveteen Rabbi
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In a Society: Teachings from Kedoshim for Right Now
Posted May 7, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Not In My Torah
I was studying Torah with colleagues on Monday night (May 2) when the news broke that SCOTUS is likely to strike down Roe v. Wade. The sweep of fear and grief across the room was palpable. In a sense, this... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Shine
Posted May 1, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Key
Posted Apr 29, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Interpretation
Forgetting where the car is parked means something important left undone. The structure deflated like punched dough means vulnerability and self-blame. The taxi that makes stop after stop for hours is the same as the airport with no signs: what... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Fine Dining
Posted Apr 24, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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After (the) Death - Yizkor
Posted Apr 23, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Four Children
Grief, sometimes you're the wise child reminding me you wouldn't even be at my table if I didn't love. Sometimes you're the unruly one insisting life is nothing but an invitation to loss, over and over. You sneer care isn't... Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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New prayer-poems for the Omer journey
Posted Apr 12, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Vintage
Posted Apr 10, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Four weeks
I'm fine except when I'm not. Four weeks since the big green tent. I can't bear to listen to the saved voicemail. Most days I make coffee, pack my son's lunch for school, dodge the cold spring raindrops. Then I... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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A new feminist haggadah, and reflections on history
Posted Apr 6, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Questions
Was the roast meat smoky, maybe charred from fire? We'll never know. Back then everyone knew only free people got couches. Gemara says: a wise child asks. Any gender may ask. Two scholars can ask each other. If there’s no... Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Tazria and What Community Is For
Posted Apr 2, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Unmoored
Posted Mar 30, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Graveside
Posted Mar 25, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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The history of the bagel and the antisemitism of now
Posted Mar 20, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Perpetual fire
Posted Mar 18, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Marvin Wolfe Barenblat z"l
Posted Mar 13, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Six million
Posted Mar 8, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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From Ukraine
Posted Mar 2, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Keys
Posted Mar 1, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Trail
On your third yahrzeit I said kaddish riding on a speckled roan surrounded by live oak and prickly pear. My horse was first in line. I wanted to watch my son ride but maybe this was right -- aren't I... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2022 at Velveteen Rabbi
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