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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 5771: "Why Do They Hate Us?"

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Rosh Hashanah First Day 5771 Rabbi Joshua Hammerman Why Do They Hate Us? PLAY FULL SERMON HERE: For other audio formats or if the above is...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Why is this Rosh Hashanah different from all others? No, we're not adding the Four Questions to our liturgy, but as you walk into our bu...
Monday, September 6, 2010

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Jenna Plotzky on Nitzavim-Vayelech

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Shabbat Shalom! At the beginning of my portion of Netzavim - Vayelech , Moses tells the people, “You who stand here today, all ...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Getting More Than You Paid For (Hammerman on Ethics)

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See my latest Ethical Dilemma on the Jewish Week's site: Getting More Than You Paid For Q. I just came from the store, having bought an ...

Imperfection: An Interpretation of Psalm 99

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Imperfection An Interpretation of Psalm 99 by Joshua Hammerman “ Adonai , You have answered them, as the One who could bear their imperfecti...

On Hurricanes and the Peace Process: An Interpretation of Psalm 29

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The Storm Before the Calm An Interpretation of Psalm 29 by Joshua Hammerman “The Voice of the Eternal on the Waters, God in full glory thund...
Thursday, September 2, 2010

What do Jews Feel Guilty About?

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David Ben Gurion said, "The Jews know hardly anything of a hell that might await them. Their hell is a personal dissatisfaction with th...

Dershowitz and J-Street: Let the Dialogue Begin

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On Oct. 7, TBE will host a conversation between Alan Dershowitz and J-Street's Jeremy Ben Ami. The buzz for this event is already enor...
Friday, August 27, 2010

Character Development - The Jewish Way and Maimonides Laws of Teshuvah

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At this time of year, as we write ourselves into the Book of Life, our attention turns to heshbon hanefesh - soul searching. And for that ...

"A Grim Teaching" - And We Complain About Sharia?

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From Jewish Ideas Daily - A disturbing essay from Jewish Ideas Daily about a particularly malignant, hateful strain of halachic thought - t...

What is a Congregation?

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What is a Congregation? A congregation is a harbor into which an anchor is castAt a moment of inevitable silence Before or after a storm. A ...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Interfaith Vigil Coverage

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See other coverage at the Greenwich Time blog Members of all faiths gather in support of Islam Kate King, Staff Writer STAMFORD -- Dozens of...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A Collapse of Israel's Political Firewall (Re'ut Institute)

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A Collapse of Israel's Political Firewall The Reut Institute recently completed the English-language version of its case study on the G...
Monday, August 23, 2010

What is Islamophobia?

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Here are some definitions of Islamophobia, taken from the islamophobia-watch website, based in England. Islamophobia: A Definition Runnymed...

Religious Coalition to Protest Muslim Bashing (Stamford Advocate)

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See this article in today's Stamford Advocate . I am proudly participating in Tuesday evening's vigil, responding to the islamophob...