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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…
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Moving Forward in Our Multi-Party World
There is a long list of things under the header “Things I Wish I Learned in Rabbinical School” Some things just naturally come with practical experience, things that could never be learned in a classroom. Others are educational opportunities that, if I had my druthers, I would add to a seminary curriculum. One is nonprofit…
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Hopes and Fears (and What’s Next)
The day after the election, I opened up the sanctuary at my synagogue for a time of reflection. As a Jewish community, the election of Donald Trump means so many things, that we needed to come together in sacred space and be with one another. As part of that, I handed out cards of two…
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Torah tl;dr: “Toldot”
See it all. Hear the latest episode of my podcast here: You can read the entire text of the portion here.
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On Mascots, Ice Skating and Standing with Standing Rock
We gathered for Thanksgiving last week with friends up in Seattle. I look forward to Thanksgiving, it is one holiday which I do not need to work for one, and can spend with my wife and kids. Since our extended families are distant, we have more often than not spent it with friends, and I…
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Carpooling with Rabbi: “Not OK” and “Prophesy”
Here are two episodes. Our latest, and one I mistakenly forgot to post, but it is one of our favorites. Episode 21: “Not OK” It’s OK to not be OK Episode 23: “Prophesy” Can dreams tell the future? Or do we make them real? Kirsten and Rabbi talk about prophetic dreams. And whether or…
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