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Hineni, Here I am…
“Accompaniment Urgently Needed for Asylum Court Case.” Volunteers are needed on June 6th.
Step Up to the Mic!
I believe it’s not an uncommon experience to be at a lecture or gathering where someone steps in front of ...
Israel, Pray, Rabbis Without Borders, Study
Taking The Plunge
It was January 2007, almost exactly six years ago. I was sitting in my office, reviewing a dense corporate document ...
Debating the Term “Concentration Camp”
In my blog posts this week I have written about the Kodachrome slides that Bill Manbo took while imprisoned with ...
Saved by Leonard Cohen
Some people find Christ in their darkest hour. Others turn to Allah. But if you’re a Jew, young, and in ...
Eat, Jewish Recipes, Jewish&, Sephardic Jews
Eating Ashkenazi-Sephardi Style at Sukkot
Sukkot appears to be one holiday in which the Moroccan and Ashkenazic customs and rituals are fairly similar. We both ...
Celebrate, Jewish Texts, JOFA's Torch, Purim, Study
Scribes in a Circumscribed World: From Esther to Me
Purim is the one day of the year I feel empowered in my community. The rest of the year, services ...
Shavuot History: Talmudic Development
How the Rabbis brought Sinai and the Torah to the center of what had been a harvest celebration.
A High Holiday Meditation
Facing the music on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.