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Author of "Embracing Auschwitz" and "Mensch•Marks: Life Lessons of a Human Rabbi - Wisdom for Untethered Times." Winner of the Rockower Award, the highest honor in Jewish journalism and 2019 Religion News Association Award for Excellence in Commentary. Musings of a rabbi, journalist, father, husband, poodle-owner, Red Sox fan and self-proclaimed mensch, taken from essays, columns, sermons and thin air. Writes regularly in the New York Jewish Week and Times of Israel.

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

A Birth Control Pill for Men - Israel 21c

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A birth control pill for men (Israel 21c) By jamming the biochemical machinery of sperm, an Israeli professor has created a new pill that c...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Hammerman on Ethics: Is It Ethical to Read My Husband's Email?

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Is It Ethical to Read My Husband's Email? Q. Is it ethical to read my husband’s email? I don't have reason to think he's cheatin...

Our 7th Grade Class at their Recent Aliyah Service

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Photo courtesy of Beth Madison
Friday, June 25, 2010

Gilad Shalit: Four Years a Captive

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From Jewish Ideas Daily Today marks four years since Palestinian infiltrators tunneled their way from Gaza into Israel, opening fire on an o...

Who Speaks for American Jews?

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As the programming year winds down and people begin to scatter, I'm pleased to announce that this fall's Harold Hoffman Memorial Lec...

Take Your Dog (or Ass) to Work Day

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Today is " Take Your Dog to Work Day. " I'll spare you by not bringing either of my dogs to services this gorgeous evening, ou...

Davennology 101: Exploring "Mah Tovu"

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Kavvanot by Rafi Metz - http://www.pageformer.com/kavanot/index.html Exploring Mah Tovu The " Mah Tovu " prayer, that beautifu...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Call to Action - Iran Sanction Vote Approaches

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With congressional votes on sanctions to take place over the next few days, see this video call-to-action just posted by a San Francisco con...

Ask the Rabbi: Is it OK to Convert for Love?

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Here is my latest response to an "Ask the Rabbi" question from About.com: Q. I am writing to you because I was dating a Jewish man...

Israel: Misperceptions on Campus

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Emily Simon on Rosh Hodesh

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Those of you who know me, may have gotten the impression that I like to stand out. If you have that impression…you would be right! ...

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Rebecca Rakowitz on Korach

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Now that I am a teenager, I am expected to be an expert at many things ranging from speed texting , to spending my parents’ money, to, of co...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Setting The NY Times Straight on Flotilla Terror Ties

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New York Times Needs My Help to Find Flotilla Planners' Terrorist Ties: OK! Here's A Start for Their Research By Barry Rubin* June 1...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

In Search of Peace (Israel 21c)

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In the wake of the Gaza flotilla raid, the world's press may now be focusing exclusively on the seemingly unsolvable battle between the ...

Hammerman on Ethics: Helen Thomas: Should We Forgive an Anti-Semite Who Apologizes?

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Helen Thomas: Should We Forgive an Anti-Semite Who Apologizes?
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