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Oct 22, 2021, 12:03 AM
And God Opened Her Eyes
This summer, while travelling on the east coast, I received an excited message from our shul treasurer: the congregation was the proud owner of a long-lost Israel bond! Cleaning out an old desk drawer after many years, a former member...
Oct 14, 2021, 9:27 AM
Learning How To Walk
Growing up in a small New England city, I learned to go on long walks. Along backroads, cornfields or woods, or looking at the night sky. I took this skill with me as a young man and went for...
Feb 24, 2021, 2:53 PM
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The Megillah is named after only one woman
Sure, turn Vashti into a feminist icon, if you want, but don't forget that the true heroine of the story is her replacement, Esther
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Rabbi Ken Brodkin is the rabbi of Congregation Kesser Israel, in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife and children.
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