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Why Tim Kaine is Good for the Jews (and It’s Not Because of Israel)

It’s convention season, so I’m glued to the TV as are many of my fellow citizens. After Hillary Clinton’s selection of Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate, I penned this blog post for my weekly turn on the Rabbis Without Borders blog: Why Tim Kaine is Good for the Jews (and It’s Not Because…
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Carpooling With Rabbi–Episode 12: “Enneagram”

This is the last episode of our first season! We will take a break for a month or so, then be back with more conversations. In this episode, Kirsten (“the giver”) and Rabbi (“the mediator”) talk about their new favorite personality quiz, the enneagram.
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On Turning 43

A run of illness in our home this past week–including myself–prohibited me from writing a regular, on-time column this week, and I apologize. But here are some short words, and a poem, a little late. I was sick earlier this week on my 43rd birthday. The plans I had for that day–lunch with my wife,…
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Carpooling with Rabbi–Episode 11: “Wifi”

Kirsten’s Wifi is down. The morning is off to a great start.
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That Which Heals, Hurts

Here is a long esoteric quote from the weekly Torah portion: God spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: This is the ritual law that God has commanded: Instruct the Israelite people to bring you a red cow without blemish, in which there is no defect and on which no yoke has been laid. You shall give it to Eleazar…
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Carpooling With Rabbi–Episode 10: “Revelation”

How do you get your best ideas? Kirsten and I talk about the nature of revelation and inspiration in their creative pursuits. You can view all the episodes on my YouTube channel.
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Torah tl;dr–Korach

Latest podcast is live. 60 seconds on Korach. Plus you can now follow me on SoundCloud.