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Torah tl;dr: “Vayehi”

Make meaning of the past. New episode of my podcast here: 60 SECONDS TO WISDOM. Short teachings on the weekly Torah portion. Suitable for all who seek.
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Make Your Voice Heard

Once again I had the opportunity to contribute to the Rabbis Without Borders blog on the My Jewish Learning website. I wrote on raising up our voices, keeping the flames burning and drawing strength from one another. And specifically too an initiative at my congregation to engage more in political advocacy. You can read the original…
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Torah tl;dr: “Vayigash”

Be your authentic self. Listen to the latest episode of my podcast here: 60 SECONDS TO WISDOM. Short teachings on the weekly Torah portion. Suitable for all who seek.
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“It is Quite Possible”

I’ve spent the better part of last week sick in bed. A bug that was going around our house caught up to me in the form of a bad headcold, and I was laying low through the new year, not doing much of anything. The saving grace was (in addition to watching the original Star…
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Torah tl;dr: “Miketz”

We can’t avoid. The newest episode of my podcast is here: 60 SECONDS TO WISDOM. Short teachings on the weekly Torah portion. Suitable for all who seek. You can read the entire portion here.
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One Year Ago: A Swastika at TBH

Facebook has the feature “On this Day” which shows you what you posted on that day in the past. On December 22, I was reminded of the anniversary of the swastika incident at Temple Beth Hatfiloh. I reposted what I wrote then, and added the following reflection: This was one year ago today. And the…
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Torah tl;dr: “Vayeshev”

Reconciliation is hard. Listen to the newest episode of my podcast here: (Sorry for missing Shabbat by a day!) 60 SECONDS TO WISDOM. Short teachings on the weekly Torah portion. Suitable for all who seek. You can read the entire portion here.
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On this Day…

I posted this to my Facebook page earlier, but wanted to share here as well. Wishing everyone sweet holidays.
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We Didn’t Reach Out to Antiochus. We Organized Against Him.

This Saturday night begins Hanukkah, our Jewish winter celebration. Later in the Gregorian year than normal, according to the lunar calendar Hanukkah falls the same time every year—a week that runs over the new moon closest to the solstice, the longest and darkest night of the year. Hanukkah is our tradition’s contribution to these wintertime…