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Celebrate, Passover, Rabbis Without Borders
Passover, Shabbat and Rat Poison – Poisoning Ourselves With the Poison Used Against Us
This year the first day of Passover fell on Shabbat. Can we find a deeper connection between Shabbat and Passover?Perhaps we ...
The Surprising Jewish History of Mushroom Barley Soup
Ask anyone to name a classic Ashkenazi soup and, odds are, they will say chicken soup (with or without matzah ...
Teach, Don’t Preach
Last week, in my role as a teacher of Judaism, I had four magnificent teaching experiences. The kind that leave ...
Grappling With the Mysteries of Creation
It happens every year like clockwork.I enter the kindergarten where the children are waiting in anticipation. Before I have a ...
Celebrate, Jewish History, More Holidays, Rabbis Without Borders, Rosh Hashanah, Study, Tisha B'Av, Yom Kippur
We Have Met the Enemy
On September 10, 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led the U.S. Navy to victory in the pivotal Battle of Lake Erie, which ...
Truth and Lies in the Jewish Tradition
Jewish moralist literature sets a high standard of truthtelling, but one not without exceptions.