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Jan 8, 2021, 12:55 AM
Reflections on life and love
My son, Eli Finkelstein, asked Danya Bocarsly to marry him about a year ago, on a beautiful fall day in Central Park. The picture of Eli, on his knee, proposing to Danya, immediately found a place in our home...
Jun 29, 2019, 12:42 AM
Israel and American Jews need synchronization
This week, a couple who belong to my congregation returned from a trip to Israel. In itself, this is not an extraordinary event, traveling to Israel in our day, but it always is an extraordinary experience. I find it exhilarating...
Apr 14, 2019, 7:49 PM
Reflections on an Election on Erev Pesach
The Jewish calendar is complicated enough. Holidays and holy days seem to flow one into the other, giving us barely any time to breathe. This time of year, I always wonder about the proximity of Purim to Passover. Talmudic discussions...
Feb 21, 2019, 9:44 PM
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We found an afternoon minyan in Orthodox Monsey NY where goodwill overcame our marked differences
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Rabbi Joshua S. Finkelstein is Rabbi of the Montebello Jewish Center, a egalitarian, Conservative synagogue in Rockland County, NY.