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Another Birthday:  The LIves WIthin our LIves  #883

07/25/2025 02:11:21 PM

Jul25

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

Parashat Matot-Masei                       

    Another BIrthday:  The Lives Within our Lives

About three weeks ago, I turned 72. No Mazal Tovs or cards are necessary, but the significance of this particular birthday occurred to me sometime during the day.

Seventy-two—four times...Read more...

God and Women's Rights  # 882

07/18/2025 06:00:00 PM

Jul18

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

Parashat Pinchas                           

    God and Women's Rights

Question: Are you comfortable with a God who can right a wrong—especially when it comes to women’s rights?

Then stay tuned for the fascinating story of the five Daughters of Tzelafchad, who convince God to change...Read more...

Jewish Respect for Privacy  # 881

07/11/2025 05:00:00 PM

Jul11

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

Parashat Balak                           

    Jewish Respect for Privacy

The prayer that begins morning services each day is, perhaps, one of the oddest within all of Judaism.

It’s odd because it wasn’t even written by a Jew.

But its ramifications extend to our lives...Read more...

The Miser of Krakow #880

07/04/2025 05:00:00 PM

Jul4

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

Parashat Chukat,"The Israelites arrived in a body at the wilderness of Zin on the first new moon, and the people stayed at Kadesh. Miriam died there and was buried there." (Numbers 20:1)                             

    The Miser of Krakow

A story in the Jewish tradition tells of a wealthy...Read more...

Korach -- The Critic with No Answers #879

06/27/2025 05:00:00 PM

Jun27

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

 Parashat Korach                               

    Korach -- The Critic With No Answers

I would like to introduce you to the villain, Korach—the much-maligned main character of this week’s Torah portion.

Korach is the spirit within us that resorts to gossip and...Read more...

Embracing our "Weirdness" #878

06/20/2025 06:00:00 PM

Jun20

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

 Parashat Sh'lach                               

    Embracing our "Weirdness"

Returning to New York this week after a brief visit to “snowbirds” in Florida, I experienced something quite unremarkable:

My flight was delayed.

Perhaps it was due to the...Read more...

Israel and Iran - No Time for "Karet" #877

06/13/2025 05:00:00 PM

Jun13

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

 Parashat Beha'alotcha                               

    Israel and Iran - No Time for "Karet"

Sometimes I fear that, these days, too many feel cut off from Judaism, rather than being part of it.

“I am not kosher.” “I can’t read Hebrew.” “I don’t...Read more...

Every Job is Blessed, Man  #876

06/06/2025 05:00:00 PM

Jun6

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

 Parashat Nasso                                   

    Every Job is Blessed, Man

About a month ago, my wife and I escaped the damp climes of Glen Cove and retreated for five days to an old colonial inn located in northern Jamaica.

The inn had no real frills, and...Read more...

Which Tribe Are You? #875

05/30/2025 05:00:00 PM

May30

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

 Parashat Bamidbar                                      

    Which Tribe Are You?

When I travel, I am often approached by someone after they notice my kippah and refer to me as a”Member of the Tribe.”

No matter where we...Read more...

Re-balancing the rich and poor  #874

05/23/2025 05:00:00 PM

May23

Rabbi Irwin Huberman

 Parashat Behar-Bechukotai 

 “It shall be a jubilee for you.  Each of you shall return to his holding and each of your shall return to his family.” (Leviticus 25:12).                                           

    Re-balancing the rich and...Read more...

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