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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, November 17, 2010

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Gabriel Groz on Vayetze

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A Few Words from Gabe: The Way Up is the Way Down Shabbat shalom. Thank you all for joining my family and me as we celebrate my becoming a B...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Hammerman on Ethics: Is "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Ethical?"

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Q - Is "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Ethical? A. Since you're asking, I'll tell: "Don't Ask Don't Tell"...

Parsha Packet for Vayetze: The Greatest Soap Ever

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Parashat Va-yetze THE GREATEST (SOAP OPERA) STORY EVER TOLD With more tears than a season of “General Hospital,” More betrayal and deception...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Shorashim Early Childhood Center

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We are overjoyed that our new nursery school, led by Early Childhood Director Ronnie Brockman, is beginning recruitment for it's inaugu...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

TBE's 90th - From the Archives

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This week we begin the celebration of TBE's 90 th . And in honor of that auspicious occasion, I've uploaded the following gems fro...

Parsha Packets for Vayetze: Borat and Rock & Roll

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I've uploaded some parsha packets for Vayetze from prior years: One on the cultural influence of the controversial film "Borat...

Rosh Hodesh Kislev for the Women of the Wall

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See these photo s from this week's monthly Rosh Hodesh service at the Kotel by the Women of the Wall. See also these latest updates link...
Monday, November 8, 2010

"We May Have Lost Tom Friedman" Bibi

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From Monday's and Wednesday's Israel Analysis posting by Marc Schulman . Once again, Netanyahu meets Biden and the meeting is unde...
Sunday, November 7, 2010

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Ross Levensohn on Vayetze

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Shabbat Shalom! About six years ago, my family brought home Shayna, our black mini labradoodle. I can remember that moment when she first go...

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Brett Mayer on Toldot

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With Hanukkah fast approaching, our thoughts turn to candles, presents and, of course, latkes. Unlike last year, I will be able to celebrate...
Friday, November 5, 2010

Parsha Packet for Toldot: Jewish Continuity, Continued

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See our parsha packet for Toldot, 2006, "The Jewish Continuity Debate...Continued," which featured new and surprising data on the ...

Parsha Packet: "The Great Toldot Taste Test"

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See our parsha packet on Jewish food, "The Great Toldot Taste Test," by clicking here . It features a Jewish food quiz and a chan...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

The Most Dramatic Bar Mitzvah Invitiation Ever!

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Couldn't resist sending out this one. Thanks to Sheila Romanowitz for sharing. And she and Harry will in fact be honored here at TBE nex...

Midnight on the Oasis...at TBE!

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Last week's Kirtan Shabbat was spectacular (with around 150 in attendance) - thanks to the efforts of Cantor Mordcai, Jackie Tepper and...

How Did Jews Vote?

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See this article in the Forward for a summary of a national poll of Jewish voters commissioned by J-Street which contains some interesting ...
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