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April 15, 2013
1:29 pm

Thoughts during the siren

Today when I heard the siren, I kept thinking about the videos I’ve seen of the sirens wailing at the beginning of the Yom Kippur war, and how those......

February 26, 2013
9:04 pm

Rabbi Hartman and the unanswered question

There have been many articles written about Rabbi David Hartman since his passing. In most, you’ll find terms like “liberal” and “pluralism”. An unfamiliar reader might think that Hartman......

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December 24, 2012
6:20 pm

Why is this not the Jewish holiday season?

One of the most obvious differences between Western / Christian culture and Israeli / Jewish culture is what the phrase "the holidays" means. While in the West the phrase......

December 12, 2012
2:42 pm

Jon Stewart, meet me at Camera Three

Hey Jon, how you doin? No disrespect. Oh, sorry – wrong ethnic group. Um, how about bagels, bubby and baruch atah? Better? Well, that is our common language. And we......

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September 9, 2012
12:01 pm

A Sweet New Year?

Ever since I was a kid, something about the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur prayers bothered me. At one of the main points of the service, we declare that......

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July 16, 2012
8:40 pm

Why I’m not fasting on Tisha B’Av this year

After giving much thought to both halachic considerations and the realities of the day, with a heavy heart I have decided not to fast on Tisha B'Av this year. Of......

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February 28, 2012
12:22 pm

Titchadesh!

If you tell someone in Israel that you've made a new purchase or started a new venture (like a new Israel news website or a new blog on that......

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