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When Mercy Seasons Justice
A Daniel come to judgement! yea, a Daniel! The Merchant of Venice, IV.i.218Shylock’s triumphant interjection is an overt, if ironic, ...
Elul-Leigh County Women
“I don’t want your Paradise, I don’t want your World to Come, I want only You—You alone.” —Rabbi Schneur Zalman ...
How Can We Forgive the Unforgivable?
The month of Elul ushers in a season of repentance and forgiveness, but it's not always so simple.
The True, Smelly, Dirty, World of the Sukkah
Sukkot, which begins Sunday, is called by our sages, “The season of our rejoicing.” But why should we rejoice?Just this ...
What Do You Do When You Are Betrayed?
You have shared some of your intimate emotional struggles with a colleague and close friend. Very soon afterward you lose ...
Apologizing for Our Parents’ Sins
My mother was born in Germany in 1939. She grew up there, emigrating to the United States in 1968, after ...
The Cry of the Mother Whose Son We Have Killed in Battle
The rabbis of the Talmud have taught that the shofar must be blown with a particular intention: to sound like ...
The One Thing You Should Do the Day Before You Die
The Talmud says that on the day before we die, we should be sure to do “teshuva”—turning your awareness to ...
Writing our story in the book of life #blogelul
cross-posted from Rabbi Gurevitz’ blog, ‘Raise it Up’ One of the images found in the High Holiday liturgy is ...