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Jun 3, 2024, 10:55 AM

How my adopted son taught me the glory of the I-Thou relationship

Rabbi Susan Silverman, second from left, with her children, including Zamir, second from the right. (Courtesy)

I have sung Shema thousands of times over the years, but I will never forget singing it to Zamir on the floor of an Ethiopian boarding house

Apr 14, 2019, 2:40 PM

The Pharaoh within us

Illustrative. Dura Europos fresco: Moses from river, from c. 244-255 CE. (Wikipedia)

Does the Rabbinate believe that our redemption from Egypt led only some of us to Sinai?

Apr 12, 2014, 10:23 PM

#mensch: Passover and Purpose

I am sharing my opening words at the Freedom Seder held at the Holot Detention Center. Photo by Activestills’ Oren Ziv. April 11, 2014 Thank you Liat and Mussa. Thank you for your leadership and this opportunity. Shalom and chag sameyach. Thank you for inviting...

Jan 23, 2014, 6:46 PM

#mensch: WWHD Them versus us: The Jewish siege mantra. I propose another paradigm in regard to the 60,000 refugees who have come to us asking for compassion and justice: They are us. When organizations like Im Titrtzu take a page from...

Jan 8, 2014, 2:14 PM

#Mensch: Out of egypt

We have 60,000 African refugees in Israel and have responded with an utter lack of imagination, humility and empathy. Two options have emerged: One, “losing the Jewish character of our state” by integrating the refugees and two, imprisonment /...

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About Me

Rabbi Susan Silverman is a writer, teacher, activist and Director of Second Nurture: Every Child Deserves a Family and a Community, that partners with synagogues in the US to gather in support of local foster families.