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A man is unable to marry because the Israeli Rabbinate decides that he is actually an adoptee, although there is ...
Ending Kaddish on Tisha B’Av
In a few hours we begin mourning the destruction of the Temple. Tisha B’Av is considered the saddest day of ...
Jews, God and Videotape: An Interview With Jeffrey Shandler
America in the 20th century saw an explosion of technology that was unprecedented. People, whether they were comfortable with it ...
Tisha B’Av, Music, and Starbucks
Rabbi Reuven Hammer sees much present relevance to what Jeremiah had to say about the destruction of the first Temple ...
Michael Jackson, Power Girl, and the Deeper Meaning of Chests
I just took a walk outside on the rare lunchtime spent in the company of fresh air — well, as ...
Wise Fridays: Where Clarity Comes From
All clarity derives from faith, and faith is initially a composite of fear and love. The soul in its inner ...
The West Bank and Settlements
With none of the security barrier’s four “fingers” (e.g. to enclose Ariel and Kedumim) built, and large gaps (e.g. between ...
My Prayer Is Over 140 Characters…Does God Still Care?
When I first heard about Twitter, I thought it was going to be a passing fad. Having already had Facebook, ...
“I Keep Kosher, But I Eat Dairy in Restaurants”
How many times have you heard that one? Growing up, it wasn’t a big surprise: our family would go out ...
What Isaac and MJ Have in Common
One of the fascinating things about the Bible, especially the book of Genesis, is the way that family dynamics play ...
Wise Fridays: A Monumental Risk
God as we encounter him in the Bible takes a risk monumental in its implications. He creates one being, humanity, ...
David Plotz: Why Is Judaism Such a Failure?
In his last blog, David Plotz, author of Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned ...