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Even the Secular New Year Calls for Teshuvah

Closing 2017 and closing the Book of Genesis.

Jewish Foodie News

It’s a new year and there’s plenty going on in the world of Jewish and kosher food.Here in New York, ...

Jewish Marriage

Jewish marriage is not merely a secular legal partnership, but a union sanctified by God.

Rediscovering Prayer with the New Reform Movement Machzor

This is the time of year that rabbis and cantors are busy preparing for the High Holy Days. Time taken ...

Self-Deception

Before the Children of Israel enter the land, Moses cautions them against self-deception, an appropriate warning for the High Holidays as well.

Gratitude and Forgiving the Unforgivable

A while back I suggested a unique way of doing the chesbon nefesh (soul’s accounting) we are expected to do ...

Yevamot 13

One verse, two laws.

Why Gwyneth Paltrow’s Conversion to Judaism Will Confuse People

We rabbis often lament about how many issues divide our people. We pray differently, we keep kosher differently, we talk ...

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