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What the Talmud says about Kamala's laugh - Plus, Netanyahu's terrible timing, and other reactions to his speech
Trump is not the first to belittle the voices of women. It's a huge issue in the Jewish world and it's only getting huger. It's time to confront it…
Jul 24
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What the Talmud says about Kamala's laugh - Plus, Netanyahu's terrible timing, and other reactions to his speech
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Jerusalem Youth Chorus Wows "America's Got Talent" - This Could Become a Big Deal
It won't cure all the ills of the world, but these sweet singers of Jerusalem are keeping alive the flames of hope - and thereby fulfilling an ancient…
Jul 17
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Jerusalem Youth Chorus Wows "America's Got Talent" - This Could Become a Big Deal
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Does God Send Bullets - or Hints?
From Bethel Park, PA to Beth El in CT, evidence that God acts not with AR-15s, but in more subtle and mysterious ways. Some striking new evidence from…
Jul 16
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Does God Send Bullets - or Hints?
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June 2024
The Last Dance
...And a song. Where do you find pure joy?
Jun 21
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The Last Dance
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"I am Jewish"
Because there appear to be so many who hate us in the world, we’ve lost some of our ability to love the many who don't. We can't allow ourselves to be…
Jun 6
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"I am Jewish"
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1970s Jewish Trivia Quiz
Take a break from the tensions of today and look back to a time when Israel could win international basketball championships, song festivals and wars…
Jun 4
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1970s Jewish Trivia Quiz
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May 2024
My Cousin Jeff Avick's Landmark 1993 Speech: "What HIV Means To Me"
"Faith isn't challenged in calm seas. it is challenged when the course becomes hard to steer, which is when it most needed."
May 31
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My Cousin Jeff Avick's Landmark 1993 Speech: "What HIV Means To Me"
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Memorial Day & D-Day(s); Jews, Money and Boesky
Money matters to Jews, but it's not what you think. Plus, as the 80th anniversary approaches of democracy's most fateful moment, our own generation's…
May 26
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Memorial Day & D-Day(s); Jews, Money and Boesky
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The Yearning (and other stuff)
My valedictory sermon on Israel. Transcending today's headlines and political divides, reaffirming the unbreakable bond between the Jewish people and…
May 19
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Loneliness, Holiness, and Yom Hazikaron
How the Torah anticipated our current epidemic of loneliness, and a life lesson from a girl at a homeless shelter. You’ve heard of “faith-based…
May 12
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Loneliness, Holiness, and Yom Hazikaron
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Dear Gen Z Jews...
A plea to two generations who have grown with me as their rabbi.
May 9
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Dear Gen Z Jews...
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Benediction Given on 5/3 at Holocaust Memorial Program, State Senate Chambers, Hartford CT
And why Isaiah 66:14 fits this moment perfectly. On this week spanning Yom Hashoah and Yom Ha-atzmaut, we think of the workers who inscribed that verse…
May 6
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Benediction Given on 5/3 at Holocaust Memorial Program, State Senate Chambers, Hartford CT
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