The Three Things God Wants of You #543
07/03/2018 12:29:01 AM
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There is a story told within our tradition of an important decision God had to make on the sixth day of creation: "Should I create humanity?"
To that point, God's newly minted universe was perfection. The heavens, the...Read more...
The Need to Train Our Successors #541
06/24/2018 08:36:20 PM
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Sometimes, in Judaism, the simplest answer is the best answer.
This week's Torah reading, Chukat (Ritual Laws) is particularly important because it marks beginning of the end of Israel's dynasty of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
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Korach -- The Critic With No Answers #541
06/18/2018 09:45:42 PM
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I would like to introduce you to Korach, the much-maligned central character of this week's Torah portion.
Korach is the spirit within us that resorts to gossip and baseless accusations -- without gathering all the...Read more...
The Imposter Syndrome #540
06/18/2018 09:43:41 PM
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In 1978, a phrase was coined by clinical psychologists Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes which, to varying degrees, speaks to each of us.
They called it the Imposter Syndrome. It identifies within each of...Read more...
Tweets, Texts, & Gossip #539
06/18/2018 09:42:08 PM
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A few weeks ago, while walking from Penn Station to an appointment about five blocks away, I decided to perform a mental experiment.
I began counting the number of people who passed me by, and what percentage of them were...Read more...
The Rise of "Mindful" Judaism #538
06/18/2018 09:40:11 PM
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There is a word which continues to grow in scope and meaning within Judaism. That word is "mindful."
What does it mean?
In a nutshell,...Read more...
Which Jewish category do you belong to? #537
06/18/2018 09:37:40 PM
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About five years ago, the Reconstructionist movement ran an ad in one of Judaism's national weekly newspapers.
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Is There A God? #536
06/18/2018 09:35:06 PM
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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
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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
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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...
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