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All of Us: ‘Rock Band’ Judaism and Emotional Contagion

Scientists report that playing a game like Rock Band  can make you more caring – and the reason touches the core of what ...

Love, Sex, and Assault: A Passover Discussion

Two weeks ago, on this very blog, my colleague Ruth Abusch-Magder said, “Let’s talk about sex!”And now, just before Passover, ...

From Facebook Likes to Real-World Love

Their love was evident to everyone who was there on that beautiful day in October when Yechochanan and Aminah Perkins ...

Loving and Hating Valentines Day

Now that the Superbowl is over, we can be sure that our media streams will be flooded with chocolate, diamonds ...

Can I Hear You Now?

“When the reception goes down, the volume goes up.” These were the sage words of one of my honored teachers ...

Can Our Love Be Bigger Than Our Fear?

My fear is not very far below the surface. It rises when I hear about another shooting in Brooklyn, sometimes ...

What Are You Doing Tomorrow?

As a rabbi who is blessed with the humbling privilege of leading her congregation, after the High Holy Days have ...

Compassion is God’s Revenge

When is Rosh Hashanah 2015? Find out here. Or wondering when is Yom Kippur 2015? Click here to find out!The Ba’al ...

Looking in the Mirror

There is an old tale of a man who was searching for the finest archer and came upon a barn covered ...

Reflections from a Former Matchmaker

Tu B’Av was once a day when unwed women of Jerusalem dressed in white and congregated in local vineyards to ...