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Homesick

After two 15 year old boys performed a passionate, if not pitch perfect, duet of The Who’s “Pinball Wizard,” after ...

Yoma 15

Right turn only.

The Mekhilta

Halakhic Midrash on Exodus.

Do I Need to Plan Ahead?

It is one month until Rosh Hashannah, the Jewish New Year. That sentence strikes fear in to the heart of ...

Song of Songs as Allegory

The Bible's most erotic book has long been understood as a metaphor.

C’mon, Let’s Do the Twist, Why Braid Challah?

We traditionally welcome Shabbat on Friday evening with Challah, the customary sweet braided bread.  Why braided?Twists and braids are mentioned ...

Living a Legacy Down South

This month I made a big move. After a year spent in Jerusalem, I moved to Jackson, Mississippi to serve ...

Helping Our Kids to Return Home

I can’t stop thinking about Jordana Horn’s recent post about her son who came home from camp early. I don’t ...

Delaying Bar Mitzvah Till Age 25

I run a pretty rockin’ Bar (or Bat) Mitzvah service.  I’ve officiated at several hundred of these events. I’ve been ...

A Covenant of Action

Judaism emphasizes deed, not creed.

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