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Life of Pi: True Interfaith Lessons
by Rabbi Donald Kunstadt Debating what movie to watch Saturday night, I was glad we did not follow A. O. Scott’s review in the New York Times of Life of Pi. IMBD rated it quite highly, so we went with...
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Re-Routing: Trying a New Pathway
Today I took a new route to work. It might seem like a simple thing. After all, I’ve been driving from the same house to the same synagogue for seven years (that’s how long we’ve lived in this house....
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Am Chai: What Does It Mean?
by Rabbi Jen Gubitz What exactly does it mean that “Am Yisrael Chai” – the People of Israel live? Perhaps it is a song of joy and relief! The People of Israel Live – because there were times when our...
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“Is My Father [Really] Alive?”: More than a Rhetorical Question
Are there any more moving words in the entire Torah than the question Joseph asks immediately upon revealing his identity to his brothers: “Is my father [really] alive?” (Genesis 45:3). After many...
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Hanukkah: The History, the Legend, and the Lights that Burn Today
by P.J. Schwartz Jewish tradition tells a story where Alexander the Great, during his conquest through the known world, encountered the High Priest of the Temple of Jerusalem. As Milton Steinberg...
View ArticleThe End of Genesis…But Only the Beginning of Our People’s Story
This Shabbat, we conclude the Book of Genesis with Parashat Va-y’chi. Whenever we finish reading a book, even a book of Torah, it is important to reflect on where we have been, what we have covered...
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