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The Reprieve

Were you aware that every year, erev Thanksgiving, a turkey is sent to the White House for the president to ...

My Very Own Fiscal Cliff

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, let me be sure to say that I am thankful for everything and everyone that ...

Can a Rabbi Marry Two Non-Jews?

“Can a rabbi officiate at a wedding of two non-Jews?” a colleague asked on a on a rabbinic Facebook group ...

The Shame of Israel

It was after sustaining over 1,000 rockets fired into Southern Israel from the Gaza Strip since the beginning of 2012, ...

Wrong Blessing. Right.

Three weeks had passed since they had put my daughter’s hand in a cast. A small misstep while working with ...

Petraeus: When leaders let us down

Two days ago my colleague, Amy Small, wrote a powerful piece putting the news glut on the Petraeus scandal into ...

What’s in a Name?

When selecting a name for our youngest child, I was campaigning hard for “Jedediah” should the baby be a boy. ...

Morally Reprehensible Behavior

For some of us in New Jersey and New York the last couple of weeks post-Sandy have been very difficult. ...

Make My Day

The legacy of Abraham is complex and varied, both within and between religious traditions. What does it mean to be ...

Caregiving or Responsibility?

I think that it would be wrong to let the day go by without saying something about the election. But ...

It’s Not Over Until …

It’s not over until…When the Simpsons go to see Carmen at the Springfield Opera House Homer asked Bart when the ...

Let’s Dance at The Kotel

The recent reports of women being dragged from the Kotel — the Western Wall — while Torah scrolls were ripped ...

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