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Claire R. Bright

Claire R. Bright

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For Yom Hashoah 2026

The Presence of Absence We live in a time of relentless information. Everything is immediate, searchable, visible. And yet, some of the most important...

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Claire R. Bright

Making Space at the Seder Table

Making Space at the Seder Table

After a short pause in writing —a pause that did not feel optional —I return not to theory, but to a table. Pesach this year arrived carrying more...

08.04.2026 30

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Claire R. Bright

The Garments of Power and Why We Pray – תְּצַוֶּה

(Season Two continues) This week’s parsha, תְּצַוֶּה, does something unusual. Moshe’s name disappears. For the only time from his birth...

23.02.2026 30

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Claire R. Bright

Mishpatim and the Refusal of Permanent Exile

This last Shabbat we read Mishpatim. The shift is abrupt. We move from the narrative drama of Exodus — with stories that can and do fill West...

18.02.2026 50

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Claire R. Bright

From the Inside Out: Chanukah in a Noisy World

23.12.2025 50

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Claire R. Bright

The Passenger Next Door

16.12.2025 90

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Claire R. Bright

Leadership and Responsibility

09.12.2025 80

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Claire R. Bright

Where Judaism Meets Criminology

11.11.2025 40

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Claire R. Bright

Belonging After Exile

05.11.2025 40

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Claire R. Bright

The Risk Assessment

03.11.2025 40

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Claire R. Bright

Were You Tempted to Cheat?

02.11.2025 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Claire R. Bright