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Hardened Hearts: Removing Free Will
The Bible records several problematic instances of God hardening human hearts, seemingly stripping them of free will.
Parents: The Time is Now
You do not need to be popular, smart or rich — or the opposite — to have drugs make their way into your family.
God, Holocaust, Jewish Culture, Jewish History, Southern & Jewish, Study
Putting People in Boxes – Literally
I’d like to preface today’s post by saying that while I *wish* this were some sort of April Fool’s Day ...
Summer on My Mind
Lauri Exley lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, four-year-old daughter and 18-month-old son.It’s February! For some, that means goodbye ...
Mourning the Loss of a Non-Jewish Parent
“Ima, Aunt Angela is trying to reach you. I know it’s grandma! I want to go to her funeral!” My ...
Trump: Dangerous, But Nothing New
Donald Trump’s candidacy has shifted from side-show spectacle to front and center of the Republican presidential primary race in time for ...
A Generation of Profits
Dear Max Chan Zuckerberg, Welcome to this world! Now that you are old enough to read this letter, your father ...
Celebrate, Jewish Thought, Rabbis Without Borders, Shabbat
I Don’t Go To Brooklyn
Cruising on Fifth Avenue one day, a taxi is hailed by a man standing on the corner. Entering the cab, ...
Denominations, Gender & Sexuality, Live, Rabbis Without Borders
Jewish and GLBT – the borders are shifting
Last Shabbat, the guest speaker at my congregation, B’nai Israel in Bridgeport, CT, was Rabbi Andrea Myers, author of a ...
Divorce, JOFA's Torch, Live, Weddings & Marriage
International Agunah Day: Taking Matters into Our Own Hands
The agunah problem has not gone away. Every so often it rears its ugly head and we witness yet another ...