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Rabbi Corey Helfand

Rabbi Corey Helfand

Rabbi Corey Helfand is the spiritual leader of Peninsula Sinai Congregation in Foster City. He can be reached at [email protected].

This week's Torah portion lists 74 laws, including the law of gleaning, which says that fallen crops must be left for widows and orphans, as seen in "Gleaners" by James Tissot.
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As the new year approaches, we must turn away from indifference

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand September 13, 2019September 12, 2019

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek. Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 There is a story told about Rabbi Aharon Kotler, a prominent 20th-century scholar who knew that […]

Farmland in the Golan Heights. (Photo/Wikimedia-Shifra Levyathan CC BY 2.5)
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Leaving the world better than you found it

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand May 24, 2019May 30, 2019
black and white drawing of nadav and avihu being thrown backwards by a flash of light
Posted inTorah

God made the world in seven days — but what happened on the eighth?

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand March 28, 2019
Moses at the Burning Bush by James Tissot
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How God’s many names teach us to exemplify godly compassion

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand January 3, 2019
a sign with an arrow that says "vote here" and "vote aqui"
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Cast your vote for love and responsibility toward others

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand November 1, 2018November 1, 2018
“Moses and the Ten Commandments,” engraving by H. Martin, ca. 1850
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A great leader in life stays with us after death

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand September 20, 2018September 20, 2018
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What do you covet? And what does that say about you?

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand July 27, 2018July 30, 2018
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
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When clouds and fire carry us through trying times

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand May 31, 2018May 31, 2018
Ruth, the heroine of the biblical book that bears her name, was the first convert to Judaism. Poster for the 1960 film "The Story of Ruth," directed by Harry Koster and starring Peggy Wood in the title role
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Our Passover story is a chance to reaffirm that we are all Jews by choice

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand April 6, 2018
"The Covenant Confirmed," by John Steeple Davis
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The danger of snap judgments

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand February 9, 2018February 13, 2018

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