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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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Joshua Hammerman Online

  • Amazon Page for "Embracing Auschwitz: Forging a Vibrant, Life-Affirming Judaism that Takes the Holocaust Seriously""
  • Amazon Page for "Mensch-Marks: Life Lessons of a Human Rabbi - Wisdom for Untethered Times"
  • Articles and Sermons (many also archived on this blog)
  • CAJE 33 "Is the Internet Good for the Jews?"
  • Embracing Auschwitz: Forging a Vibrant, Life-Affirming Judaism that Takes the Holocaust Seriously
  • Is the Internet Good for the Jews? - Complete Video of Panel Discussion
  • Is the Internet Good for the Jews? Downloadable Video highlights
  • JPost on Excommunicating Madoff
  • Shabbat-O-Gram Archives from early 2000s and Jewish Week articles
  • SUBSTACK Posts - In This Moment: A Rabbi's Notebook
  • TBE Hammermans Video (click on HQ)
  • Temple Beth El
  • The Jewish Week
  • thelordismyshepherd.com: Seeking God in Cyberspace
  • You Tube: Gates of Jerusalem, Gateways to Judaism
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