On One Foot: Joshua Hammerman's Blog

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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Friday, February 11, 2011

Priestly Fashion Week - G-dcast for Tetzave

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Parshat Tetzaveh from G-dcast.com More Torah cartoons at www.g-dcast.com

The Latest from Egypt

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Hosni Mubarak has apparently left the scene as Egyptian military authorities have assumed power. What happens next? Below are some article...

BCDS 8th Graders in Israel

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One of my favorite annual moments as a rabbi is to see off our TBE 8th Graders headed for day school trips to Israel. This year, we have te...

Amazing Review of Cantor Mordecai in Concert: Seraphic Fire transcends the centuries with music of the Jewish Diaspora

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We can all "kvell" over this stellar review of Cantor George Mordecai's concert this week in Florida. it is taken from the So...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

World Wide Wrap 2011 Photos

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Last Sunday was our annual World Wide Wrap program, where kids and adults learn about the mitzvot of tallit and tefillin. Here are photos o...

Gazan Youth Are Taking Their Cues from Cairo - on Facebook

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Gazans on Facebook: "We're Sick of Bearded Guys with Guns Abusing Their Power" - Jon Donnison As Egypt's unrest continues...

Temple Rock Photos

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TBE's Temple Rock Cafe last week was a huge success in all respects. I've uploaded hundreds of photos (courtesy of Aviva Maller), an...

Symbols of Coexistence

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EXODUS 28:2 וְעָשִׂיתָ בִגְדֵי-קֹדֶשׁ, לְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ, לְכָבוֹד, וּלְתִפְאָרֶת And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, f...

Avi Schaefer Shabbat

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One year ago, Avi Schafer was killed tragically in an auto accident near the campus of Brown University, where he was a freshman. This ext...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

United Synagogue Turns Inward

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The USCJ's new strategic vision was just unveiled in draft form. Our board heard about it last night directly from a USCJ rep. See U...
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Egypt, Israel and a Strategic Reconsideration

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Egypt, Israel and a Strategic Reconsideration is republished with permission of STRATFOR . A rabbinic colleague recommended it and it is an...
Friday, February 4, 2011

Egypt - the Birthplace of Freedom

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The situation in Egypt has become so tenuous and complicated that it is hard to distinguish the forest for the trees, especially regarding t...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Snow Days, Facebook and Cheating: Hammerman on Ethics

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See my latest Hammerman on Ethics piece from the Jewish Week : Q - I am a high school student. My math final was postponed because of a mid...

Annual Super Bowl Prediction: Packers vs. Steelers

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It’s not easy for me to make a prediction after the Patriots' disappointing finish. But since I’ ve almost always been right (my person...
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