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Shaving Heads, Sharing Hope
Along with the rest of the world, particularly, the interconnected collective family known as “the Jewish community,” our hearts broke ...
Uncle Sam(uel) Needs YOU!
In addition to being the Director of Rabbinic Services at the ISJL, I’m a proud member of the Jewish Welfare ...
Mazes vs. Labyrinths: How Do You See Life?
What is the difference between a maze and a labyrinth?A maze – as many of us know – is intended ...
The Golfing Rabbi, Counting Cars
Golf. A sport usually reserved for the hoighty toighty, and/or generally older crowd. A sport where people ride in little ...
50 Years Out, A Bishop and A Rabbi Reflect on the March On Washington
Now that the Jewish fall holidays have been celebrated, I have had some time to reflect on some of the ...
Small Congregations, Big Blessings: Delivering A Legacy
On Yom Kippur this year, the few remaining families of the 161-year old congregation of B’nai El in St. Louis, ...
From Utica, NY to Utica, MS: How A Rabbi Spent His Summer Vacation
Today’s guest post comes from Rabbi Hank Bamberger of Utica, New York, who spent some time traveling in the South ...
A Letter to Students: The Lesson of Elijah
Dearest Students,Early on in the academic year (and the Jewish New Year!), I thought it would be a poignant time ...
Yom Kippur in Vicksburg and Longview
This Yom Kippur, the ISJL’s Rabbi Marshal Klaven and Rabbi Matt Dreffin will return to the communities where they spent ...
Heschel’s Host: “Don’t Tell Me Religions Can’t Get Along!”
“Do you know a rabbi by the name of Abraham Joshua Heschel?”The question was asked of me by Jean Jackson, ...