Prime Minister Harper’s historic mission to Israel this past monthprovides a wonderful opportunity to share with you some of my own thoughts about Israel. First I urge you to read…
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My Rabbinic Colleague and former director of the NY Bureau of Jewish Education Rabbi Manny Gold shared with me some of the research and thinking he has been doing about…
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SUBJECT: SHOMREI ADAMAH - Make the pledge to be Guardians of the Earth BODY: On Rosh Hashanah Morning I shared with you our tradition’s long-held obligation to be Shomrei…
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Pidyon Shvuyim / פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים redeeming the captive, freeing those that are imprisoned by others or by circumstances such a race, gender, orientation or social conventions far beyond their control…
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On the first two days of Pesach we commemorated the exodus from Egypt, the first act of the drama that would take our people to Sinai and ultimately to the…
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We too are the people of the wave, so our tradition tells us For both of us the seas were a life line of hope and opportunity For us it…
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Ki Tetzei – Go Forth The past 2 weeks the start of school, drop off at dorms, school steps, on the corner and not at the classroom, mom I got…
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Reform Voices of Torah Union for Reform Judaism Shabbat, December 14, 2019 / 16 Kislev, 5780 Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4−36:43 The Torah: A Modern Commentary, pp. 217–237; Revised Edition, pp. 218–240…
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"When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they grew frightened, 'What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us!'" Midrash Tanhuma asks: “What did they see that…
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My car is a philosopher; yours is too. I am certain I am not the first to look into my passenger side view mirror and ponder the existential meaning…
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My car is a philosopher; yours is too. I am certain I am not the first to look into my passenger side view mirror and ponder the existential meaning…
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To review the story of this week’s parsha for just a moment. Joseph is seated as second in line to the Pharaoh in Egypt. His brother’s have come down to…
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We have three children, two boys and a girl. Since they were old enough to realize that they outnumbered us and that we were in a zone defense (to use…
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In my experience as a living, breathing human being, regardless of gender, age or orientation there is only one correct answer to the question, “Honey, do these jeans make my…
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I am a rabbi because of a game of catch I played at camp with a Rabbi more than three times my age. I found love and happiness and my…
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