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In Talmud we read, “Do not separate yourself from the community.” אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִּן הַצִּבּוּר – Al tifrosh min ha-tsibur – Pirkey Avot 2:14 This has been a guiding principle, […]
Making Blessings, Washing Hands and Staying Home
In that great compendium of Jewish wisdom called Talmud, we read that a person should make 100 blessings a day: תניא היה ר’ מאיר אומר: חייב אדם לברך מאה ברכות […]
O Jerusalem! A Reflection on Chanukah 2017
For the last few nights the crescent of the waning moon has been beaming bravely in the winter sky, while growing smaller and smaller. And today at noon my yard […]
After Election Teaching from Rabbi
As we catch our breath at this dramatic moment in history, I have a few thoughts to share. There is cause to be concerned that rhetoric of the campaign has […]
Yom Kippur Teaching 5777/2016
As a minority population in far flung lands for over two thousand years, the Jewish community was influenced by external social pressures, but the Jewish experience also has been shaped […]