Larry Rothwachs, at The Blogs

Nov 22, 2023, 2:29 PM

Parents, siblings and friends of IDF lone soldier Max Steinberg, killed in Gaza, follow his coffin to the burial on Mount Herzl on Wednesday morning, July 23, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash 90) What makes Israelis so stubbornly resilient in...

Aug 20, 2019, 2:14 PM

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Surviving and thriving without screens

We dared to take electronic devices away from all 1300 of our campers and staff members -- what happened next was remarkable

May 2, 2019, 8:18 PM

Mental Illness, Stigma, and the Jewish Community: Achieving Lasting Change

Do you or someone you know suffer from mental illness? If you answered yes, you are correct. If you answered no, guess again. Tens of millions of Americans suffer from a mental disorder and, just as with cancer or...

Mar 11, 2019, 6:57 AM

Purim, Alcohol, and the Messages We Send

It’s hard to believe but Purim is just around the corner. In less than two weeks, Jews all over the world will gather and celebrate a day endowed with meaning and infused with joy. Purim provides adults and children...

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Rabbi Larry Rothwachs serves as senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Aaron in Teaneck, NJ and Director of Professional Rabbinics at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. In January 2023, Rabbi Rothwachs was appointed as the founding rabbi of Meromei Shemesh, a new community, currently under construction, in Ramat Bet Shemesh.

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