Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Transparency

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This week's Torah reading emphasizes the need for transparency in financial matters relating to the maintenance of our religious insti...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

"Anyone Who Works on the Sabbath Shall Be Put to Death"

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The beginning of this week’s Torah reading is another example of a text that would seem very harsh if understood literally. Exodus 35:2 say...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Gebrochts and the Limits of Jewish Pluralism

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Over the last few years, you may have noticed that more and more of the Passover products you buy carry the notation that they are non-gebr...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Two-Minute Torah: Ten Commandments and Polarities

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Have you ever noticed that almost all of our prayers are in the plural? We address God in the Amidah as " our God and God of our ance...
Friday, December 27, 2013

How Open Should Our Tent Be?

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If you follow the Jewish news as avidly as I do, you may be aware of a controversy involving Swarthmore College Hillel and Hillel Interna...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Conservative Judaism and Mark Twain

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Recently I wrote about the recent Pew report on American Jews and what it means for the Jewish community overall. Now I would like to focus...
Monday, November 4, 2013

Demography and Destiny: Thoughts on the Pew Study of Jewish Americans

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“In 1975, when Elvis Presley died, there were 170 Elvis impersonators around the world. By 2000, there were over 85,000. If present trends ...