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I've spent a lot of time this week on Clubhouse. It's a new social media platform, with an audio only format, that's becoming really popular during the pandemic. There's tons of videos about Clubhouse out there, so go check it out, and feel free to email me if you're interested in getting on the platform. 

What I love about Clubhouse, though, is the diversity of people who starting conversations, and the way the app empowers them to take control of those conversations. I spent some time this week in a Room for "Black and Mixed Raced Jews," where the mic was reserved for Jews of color to share their experiences with the rest of us just listening and hopefully learning. It was a fascinating experience, made all the more so by the juxtaposition of this week's Torah portion, Mishpatim, which sets forth the beginnings of a legal and civic code for the Israelite people. Strikingly, for a recently freed people, that code begins with laws about how to treat an Israelite slave.

I’m not a rabbi, so every week, I look at our Torah portion and try to put it in conversation with the world around me. Judaism is rich in tradition, and each of us deserves the chance to find our own meaning in the text. Whether you’re studying Torah daily, or taking a moment to prepare for Shabbat, I hope you’ll make these ten minutes of Torah part of your week.

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