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Melissa Schiffman

Dec 21, 2023, 7:35 AM

How a Postage Stamp Helps Me Get Through the Christmas Season

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It is the time of year when I feel overwhelmed by all things Christmas. The tinsel at the grocery store and the piped-in carols at the gas station, remind me of my outsider status as a Jew in the...

Michael Zoosman

Feb 6, 2023, 9:34 PM

Renowned Death Penalty Abolitionists You Should Know

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Supporters of the death penalty would do well to learn some of the names of American and global humanitarians across the centuries who disagree on this vital issue. Though I am the co-founder of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty,”...

Nov 28, 2022, 11:52 PM

Calling Out the Religious Right: Zelophehad’s Daughters and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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As they approached the Promised Land, explicit instructions were given about how to divide it up: “Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names,” Moses was told by HaShem, “According to the...

Jun 30, 2022, 9:45 AM

In no particular order: My adventures of commenting on the Dobbs case

I do not consider myself to be an anti-abortion activist. I am just a highly biased and opinionated guy who speaks his mind, and who views the current animated national discussion on the abortion issues in the greater context...

Jonathan Weinkle

Dec 21, 2021, 6:34 PM

What We Keep and What We Leave Behind

In March of 2020, the medical advice that Kavod v’Nichum received was unequivocal: “Stop doing taharot in person. Now.” For most chevrot in the US and Canada, this guidance was a comforting and guiding principle. In the early days of the...

Tzemach Yehudah Richter

Nov 8, 2020, 1:57 PM

G-d’s Master Plan – LI (51) – In Memoriam – Former UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ZT”L

בסייד I feel it only appropriate to say a few words about the passing of Rabbi Sacks. When I first received word of his passing we had finished saying Havdalah only an hour earlier. I have never met him and...

Oct 29, 2020, 9:02 PM

The passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month was not only a loss to jurisprudence but to American life and culture. Great in influence, great in dissent, RBG did more than anyone to root women’s equality and emancipation...

Jonathan Muskat

Oct 22, 2020, 3:04 PM

Does Orthodox Judaism Endorse Originalism or a Living Constitution?

In connection with the Senate confirmation hearings of Justice Amy Comey Barrett, terms like “originalism” and “living constitutionalism” have been discussed extensively. Justice Barrett is known as an “originalist,” whereas Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whom the former has been...

Oct 22, 2020, 1:45 PM

Tearing down the side post (Daf Yomi Eruvin 74)

“Why would I need two rulings regarding the same issue?” What more can one say about eruvs and courtyards and alleyways and side posts and cross beams? Apparently, there is plenty more to say because the Rabbis really go at it in today’s...

Oct 16, 2020, 7:09 PM

Honoring RBG at the End of Her Shivah

We are gathered here on the historic Lexington Battle Green today to perform three mitzvot, commandments, in the Jewish tradition: K’vod Hamet – we are here, to honor Justice Ginsburg – her legacy, her memory, her amazing dedication to...

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