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Parshat Hayei Sarah 2012-Elections and Long Term Repercussions

I stayed away from preaching about the election.  I gave my plug as I always do about voting, as did many of my rabbinic colleagues, and like usual nobody listened.  America is notoriously bad for electoral participation but this was … Continue reading

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Parshat Korah 2012-A Little Humility

Who’s the most powerful man in the world? Think about it.  The answer isn’t so simple. It requires some thought.  Thought that most people don’t put into the issue but perhaps should.  It might change people’s perspectives on who they … Continue reading

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Addressing the Toulouse Shooting

The Jewish community has been hard hit by the murders that took place in Toulouse but at some level we have been at a lost on how to deal with it, besides the usual articles bemoaning the state of the … Continue reading

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