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Preparing for Passover in Guatemala
Wow!! Again, the time is almost here and there are plenty of things to do. One of our favorite holidays ...
How the Rabbi Hooked Me
In the spring of 2009, Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi spoke at the Boulder Book Store to a jammed and eager audience. I was ...
“Is the Lord Present Among Us or Not?”
The state of public discourse, both within the Jewish community and within our society at large, has taken rather a ...
The Tech Side of Camp
by Rabbi Jason Miller New Brunswick, NJ – As Jewish camp leaders once again convened at Leaders Assembly, the Foundation ...
We’re Still Figuring Out What A Rabbi Looks Like
After you read this paragraph, close your eyes for a minute and picture a rabbi.Where is this rabbi?What is the ...
Jews Have an Obligation to Accept, Protect, and Value
I am a Modern Orthodox Jew. As a Jewish educator, I have written, spoken and taught about homosexuality and our ...
Prime-Time Drama
This post has been translated from Hebrew to English by Bracha Jaffe.Shabbat afternoon between the afternoon and evening prayers is ...
Is History a Prison or a Home?
In 1951 my family left the region in which they had lived since Nebuchadnezzar II took a bunch of Jews ...
Mensch Madness, Game 3: Mordechai vs. Moses!
In this alliterative Mensch Madness match up, Mordechai and Moses are about to meet!This match is tough, because both of ...
A Modern Passover Miracle
This modern Passover Miracle story is perfect for sharing with friends and family at your Seder. At Passover, every person ...
Double Booked: If It’s Good Enough for the Matriarchs
This post originally appeared on the Religious Action Center’s blog and has been reprinted here with permission.—In a recent conversation ...
Quotas: On Being Jewish in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Soviet Russia
I keep thinking about a scene from one of my favorite childhood novels, The Road Disappears Into the Distance by Alexandra Brushtein. The ...
Remembering Hebrew School in Iranian Prison
I struggled to remember ever scrap of Judaism that I could. My family is secular. My mother feels uncomfortable in ...
Obamacare & You: Why the ACA Is Good for the Gays, and What More It Needs To Do
Rabbi (to be) Ari Naveh recently shared how he balances the line between being a gay rabbi—and a rabbi who ...
Two Mississippi Rabbis Will Shave for the Brave
My Mississippi rabbinical colleague Rabbi Debra Kassoff and myself will both be making a bold statement this spring; more accurately, ...