by Rabbi Misha
Norman Lear passed away this week after 101 years of working to bring light and love to this world. I had the good fortune to know Norman and have occasional conversations with him, often expanding on the first thing he ever told me: “We have to take religion back in this country.”
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As I write, for the seventh Friday in a row, families of hostages and their many supporters are gathered in front of the Tel Aviv Museum for Kabbalat Shabbat. This is the first week in which there are smiles on some of their faces.
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Late one night, Rabbi Israel Salanter walked past the rickety shack of an old shoemaker. The rabbi noticed that, despite the late hour, the man was still working by the light of a dying candle.
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A Mizrach is traditional Jewish art piece that is placed on the eastern wall of the house.
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One of the infuriating aspects of this war has been the decline of humility. So many people keep telling so many others their unshakeable opinions, often with a moral judgement of anyone who doesn’t hold their opinion.
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My favorite moment at our Shabbat two weeks ago, which fell on World Jihad Day, was when I asked whether people were scared to come, and Ricky, a community elder, with no hesitation yelled out “No!”
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In December 1941 a gutsy American daughter of a German rabbi showed up in Times Square to protest against the US joining World War II.
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Rabbi Abby was dancing in the corner. Frank was showering notes on the heavens with his trumpet…
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Last week I was sitting by a river in the intense moonlight, when I realized two things…
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We are excited to collaborate these holidays with musician and prayer leader Daphna Mor and the Beineinu community.
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Today is the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul, which marks the beginning of the season of Teshuvah.
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After Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death in 1962, several prominent Jewish intellectuals and artists wrote to President Ben Zvi a letter urging him to commute the sentence.
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A few people have reached out to me with concern and questions over this week's events in Israel. Here's a summary of events, with some reflections.
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This message won’t be helpful. I will suggest a positive, even a wonderful outcome of certain disasters.
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Several times a day a walk by the Torah scroll in my closet. It took some time to get used to living with it, getting over the fear of something happening to it, of being in the constant presence of such a revered, holy object. Holiness comes with a certain degree of intensity.
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