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Is There A God? #536

06/18/2018 09:35:06 PM

Jun18

Recently, while waiting to board a flight in Washington, I wandered into a bookstore looking for something to read.

Looking over the latest best-sellers, I spotted a gold book in the bargain bin which caught my attention....Read more...

Eye for Eye: Leaving Revenge Behind #535

06/18/2018 09:33:47 PM

Jun18

Villager: We should defend ourselves. An eye for an eye - A tooth for a tooth!

Tevya: Very good. That way the whole world will be blind and toothless.

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Torah, Sexuality and #MeToo #534

06/18/2018 09:32:05 PM

Jun18

Within Judaism, there exists a debate regarding the reading of some explicit sexual material on the afternoon of Yom Kippur.

Orthodox Judaism encourages us to read from the Torah what are commonly referred to as...Read more...

The Gossip Epidemic #533

06/18/2018 09:30:24 PM

Jun18

Most Jews are aware the Torah forbids us from eating pork.

There are theories about this prohibition, but the truth is we don't really know why. The Torah just says don't - twice.

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Why Jews love to argue! #532

06/15/2018 06:31:46 PM

Jun15

A woman who I am currently studying with towards conversion recently posed a question after attending her fiancé's family Seder.

"Rabbi -- there was so much yelling and interrupting at the table -- no one agreed with...Read more...

The Story of the Hardened Heart #531

04/03/2018 05:09:58 PM

Apr3

the story of the hardened heart

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It was exactly eight years ago this Pesach that I learned a meaningful lesson, both as a rabbi and as a human being.

Her name was Sharon. She has since passed into the world of souls.

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The Chametz We Carry in Our Souls #530

04/03/2018 05:06:35 PM

Apr3

The chametz we carry in our souls

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My job as a rabbi isn't always to encourage congregants to be more observant. In fact, there have been times when I've encouraged some in our congregation to "take their foot off the gas."

Sounds a bit crazy, I...Read more...

Study Without Work Means Little #529

03/14/2018 12:35:04 AM

Mar14

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Maimonides (1135-1204), one of Judaism's greatest teachers, was infuriated by a trend in his own lifetime -- one which continues today.

He noted large clusters of males sitting and...Read more...

A National Day of Unplugging #528

03/07/2018 12:19:20 AM

Mar7

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It isn't unusual for a prospective member visiting our congregation for the first time to make a bit of a disclaimer: "I'm really not that religious."

At first, I wasn't really sure what that meant.

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From Amalek to Parkland -- How Do We Remember? #527

02/27/2018 10:48:16 PM

Feb27

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There is a new movement within the United States which is showing success in reversing negative feelings towards Israel.

The approach, particularly successful on some college campuses, involves in part, turning down the volume on anti-Semitism through the ages, and increasing focus on Israel today, as a positive and progressive world player.Read more...

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