Jeremy Weisblatt, at The Blogs

Feb 26, 2020, 7:49 PM

A New Judaism: A Response to Dr. Windmueller

A colleague of mine recently posted Dr. Windmueller’s most recent blog post - “The Conversations we Jews will need to have.” I found the title intriguing, and decided to use it as the “text” for my confirmation class. Sitting...

May 2, 2019, 8:36 PM

From Pittsburgh to Selma: A Journey of Bridges

I’ve been asked the following question far too many times in my rabbinate “Rabbi, why do we need to do social justice?...and, is it really a Jewish thing anyway?” As I stood on the grounds of the “lynching memorial”...

Mar 26, 2019, 10:51 PM

Purim, Omar & Jewish Identity

The irony is almost inescapable. The Jewish community around the world is about to observe Rosh Hodesh Adar II. As Tradition tells us mi she’nicnas Adar, marbeh b’simcha…when you enter Adar, one increases in joy...It is the month that...

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Rabbi Weisblatt is the rabbi of Temple Ohav Shalom in Allison Park, Pa (a Pittsburgh suburb). He is also a doctoral student at HUC-JIR with a focus on Talmud, Halakah and Responsa Literature.

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