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Mollie Andron

Mollie Andron

Mollie Shira Andron is currently getting her Master’s in Jewish Education with a specialization in experiential education at the Jewish Theological Seminary. She is also interning in the experiential education and development departments at American Jewish World Service. Mollie has worked in a variety of Jewish education settings including the Jewish Education Project’s LOMED initiative, the Heschel School, the TEVA Learning Alliance, Storahtelling, Temple Emanu-El and Eden Village Camp. When Mollie is not busy running around she loves camping, hiking, visiting museums, drinking tea, singing and spending time with friends and family. Mollie can be reached at mollieandron@gmail.com.

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Yitro

After the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, Parashat Yitro tells of the dramatic reunion between Moses and his father-in-law, Yitro, who is a Midianite priest. The parashah opens with the simple words “vayeshama Yitro—and Yitro heard.” We are not told what he heard, but we see that Moses’s father-in-law is quickly moved to action in support of Moses and the Israelite people. He gathers his daughter Tziporah (Moses’s wife) and her two children, and together they travel to meet Moses in the wilderness.

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Vayikra

She gently took my hand off of her back, looked me in the eye, and said: “Sarah, these laws are like sealed books to us: we comprehend neither their basic meaning nor the purport of their rules and regulations.” We must honor what is being asked of us. Today you must bring your offering of flour to the priest who will make expiation for you; even if your act was beshogeg (accidental).”

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Vayishlach

Parashat Vayishlach contains the harrowing story of the rape of Dina and its equally violent aftermath. Dina “goes out” to see the daughters of the town of Shchem. Instantly Shchem, the son of Chamor, sees her, takes her and defiles her. He then falls in love with her and asks for her hand in marriage. Dina’s father, Yaakov, is unable to offer a response, remaining silent and waiting for his sons to return home from the field. As a form of retaliation, two of Yaakov’s sons, Shimon and Levi, slay all of the men of Shchem and take the women and children as captives.

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