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Why Jews Should Care About The Donald Sterling Controversy
I have had many reactions so far to the recently leaked audio of comments made by Los Angeles Clippers owner ...
Is it (Mentally) Healthy to Fall Apart?
Falling apart is a kind of strength.At least, that’s what I’m learning as I reflect this week on the meaning ...
Packing for the Journey
My parents still live in the house I grew up in. Since leaving it, I have moved 14 times. Each ...
Ten Plagues of the 21st Century
“It’s not that I have an issue with her having sex, per se, it’s just that it should mean something. ...
Should We Really Label Our Children? Yes…Sometimes.
I’ve always been troubled by the “four children” in the Haggadah.Passover is supposed to teach our children about how we ...
A Dog at the Seder
As a child, the great Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas noticed that dogs appear in Torah at a crucial moment. On ...
Passover Doesn’t End With the Exodus
This Monday night Jews around the world will sit down at their tables and embark on recreating the narrative of ...
Asking the Wrong Questions
Earlier this week, my excellent colleague, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz asked the important question of whether, “there can be a new ...
Passover Parody – “Let Us Go!”
While we certainly were not the first to realize how much fun it would be to re-write the words to ...
The Orange and the Brides
The brides were sequestered in a tiny room at the banquet hall less than an hour before their wedding, fixing ...
3 Passover Suggestions Inspired by The Good Wife
“Be kind to fans of “The Good Wife” today,” CNN extolled, “They’re seriously struggling.” The New York Times weighed in. ...
Rituals and Relationships to Enhance Your Passover Seder
This week, my partner and I sat down to plan our seder. For us, this involves much more than deciding ...