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Apr 21, 2023, 11:31 AM

Our Sages posit at least 7 suggestions (Arakhin 16a) to help us make sense of the cause of the mysterious disease, tzaraas. Presumably, if we understand the disease and its spread, then we can control it, thereby protecting ourselves. ...

Feb 11, 2022, 7:35 AM

How 1 contestant made $3.6m in 60 days, I barely turned a profit, and 100 students lost money. Im ein kemach, ein Torah - without flour (i.e sustenance), there is no Torah. (Pirkei Avot). This phrase from Pirkei Avot, suggests...

Feb 3, 2022, 12:20 AM

Diversity and Inclusion: Building Heaven on Earth

It’s exactly two years since I was fortunate to celebrate our son’s Bar Mitzvah in Israel. Standing at the kotel that Friday night, I spoke with a Sikh from India raptured by the atmosphere around us (in particular, a...

Jan 17, 2022, 5:20 AM

Customer Experience

In addition to fundraising for mezuzahs and OTC medications for my upcoming mission to El Salvador, I just finished teaching a series on Jewish history. Far and away the best lectures I’ve heard on this topic are from David...

Nov 24, 2021, 9:53 PM

Joseph’s fortunes: Rags to riches – and back again?

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired...

Jun 8, 2021, 9:01 AM

Rebellion in our ranks

Is a rebellious gene embedded into Jewish DNA? Our Genesis begins with Adam & Eve rebelling against God, the brothers rebel against Joseph (or perhaps it’s the other way round?), the people build a golden calf, and the Spies...

May 22, 2021, 12:39 AM

Separation & exile: A cost of leadership?

“Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.” - Kahlil Gibran As described in the next few Torah portions, Moshe’s leadership is about to be repeatedly challenged. In next week’s Torah...

May 16, 2021, 7:29 AM

The meek shall inherit the earth (Psalms, 37:11)

I once heard Rabbi Hershel Schacter of Yeshiva University compare the moment Hashem gave the Torah to us in a thunderous revelation on Har Sinai (Mt. Sinai) and the moment we actually received the intact tablets several months later...

May 11, 2021, 7:38 PM

Naomi: An unexamined life

Spiritual Care professionals, aka Chaplains, work in many domains, caring for the soul of institutions and the individuals they comprise. A central part of professional chaplaincy training involves the “verbatim” process i.e. reconstructing a challenging or interesting patient/client consult...

Apr 19, 2021, 11:09 PM

Mundane pathways to holiness

The Parsha of Kedoshim makes a remarkable claim: Kedusha – holiness, can be found in the mundane as well as the sublime. Throughout the portion we encounter a myriad of seemingly disparate mitzvot including: honor your parents; don’t steal,...

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About Me

In 2025, Rabbi Daniel Coleman was awarded for his efforts to support military personnel at various overseas bases in his capacity as Chaplain in the US Air Force (Reserves). In his civilian life, Captain Coleman is an innovative career coach, and expert on Central America's Jewish communities where he serves as guest Rabbi and brings groups to volun-tour several times a year. He has an MBA, several patents, and a unicycle.

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