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9/11: No Ordinary Day
Walking the dozen blocks to work through Manhattan, there was an eerie quiet on the street. Even the kids bounding to P.S. 116, the nearby public school, seemed subdued… or maybe it was just in my mind.
Overnight, an enormous American flag was hung in the
How Tikkun Olam and Pikuah Nefesh Will Help Me Prepare: A #BlogElul Post
Last week I had lunch with a rabbi friend who told me he’s in the midst of preparing four different sermons for the upcoming High Holidays. Now that we’re in Elul – the month that precedes Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur – it’s no surprise that he and rabbis in
#BlogElul 2013: Who’s In?
Although we’re barely into the dog days of August, the High Holidays are fast approaching. The first of Elul, the Hebrew month that precedes Tishrei and the start of Rosh HaShanah, begins at sundown this Tuesday, which means that Wednesday, August 7th is the
The Work That Awaits Us
Last night, for the first time ever, I attended a Tishah B’Av study session – a joint venture between my own Temple Shaaray Tefila and Or Olam - The East 55th Street Synagogue, a neighboring Conservative congregation. Bookended by the singing of Hashiveinu
Who Wants to Marry a Jew, Anyway?
The title of a recent JTA article asks these two questions:
- Why do Jews intermarry?
- Who wants to marry a Jew, anyway?
The answer to the first question has been studied extensively and, according to the article has much to do with assimilation, age at the
