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Influence of Isaac Bashevis Singer

I.B. Singer's ghost haunts Jewish literature to this day.

Pesachim 79

Who's in and who's out?

V’shamru: Guarding the Divine Convenant

This Shabbat prayer is a reminder that the Sabbath is a sign of the enduring covenant between God and the Jewish people.

My Virtual Rosh Hashanah Experience

I’m thankful for the internet everyday. I’m thankful when it guides me to a new restaurant, tells me the score ...

What’s All the Fuss?

The annual Newsweek/Daily Beast list of America’s fifty top rabbis came out recently. Like many of my colleagues I always ...

Where Do You Keep Your Safety Deposit Box?

As a rabbi, I am privileged to officiate at many life cycle events.  I become part of a family’s life ...

How I Got My Mr. Fix-It Dad to Stop Trying to Fix Me

If there’s a lightbulb out or some Ikea furniture to put together, we ask my dad to do it. If ...

Fighting To Be Invisible

I often wonder what my life would look like were I a few years younger. Given how quickly the world ...

Yevamot 39

Do we still perform levirate marriage?

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