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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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Sen. Blumenthal at TBE -THIS FRIDAY NIGHT

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Toldot, Black Friday and Impulse Buying

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Click here for our Parsha Packet of study materials for this Shabbat morning's Torah discussion. The topic is instant gratification, wh...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Shabbat-O-Gram for 11/24/11

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When you are so stuffed that you can't eat another bite...or when all those out of town relatives are beginning to go a little stir craz...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Rachel Sherman on Toldot

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Shabbat Shalom! At the beginning of my Torah portion, Toldot, Rebecca discovers that she is about to give birth to twins. She feels them fi...

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Shaina Lubliner on Sukkot

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Those who know me know that I love theater. My mom passed that love on to me when I was very young. I remember my first acting experience,...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Is Turkey Kosher (Hammerman on Ethics)

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Is Turkey Kosher? Friday, November 18, 2011 Rabbi Joshua Hammerman Jewish Week Online Columnist Q: I’ve heard that turkey may actually not ...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Sydney Gubner on Hayye Sarah

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Those of you who know me know that I have a passion for fashion and interior design. I always liked to shop, but about two or three years ...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

7th Graders Plant Bulbs - Photos

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Today our TBE 7th graders planted hundreds of bulbs in our Finkelstein Mitzvah Garden. The class decided that as their mitzvah project, they...
Friday, November 11, 2011

Shabbat-O-Gram for November 11/11/11

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Shabbat Shalom, on a day when we salute our veterans and set our clocks to 11/11/11. Mazal tov to Sydney Gubner, who becomes Bat Mitzvah to...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Davening for Dollars (Hammerman on Ethics)

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Davening for Dollars Hammerman on Ethics The Jewish Week Q: When I daven, I am tempted to ask God for help improving my difficult financial ...

TBE B'not Mitzvah on Jewish Home Israel Trip!

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See this TV report about an incredible journey that will be taking place next week! Jewish Home residents heading to Israel: wtnh.com
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Jews In The Jungle (Jewish Week)

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  Jews In The Jungle Tuesday, November 8, 2011 Joshua Hammerman Special To The Jewish Week Last summer I journeyed far from the daily crazin...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah Commentary: Victoria Katz on Lech Lecha

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Hi, everyone----Shabbat Shalom My portion is all about journeys. In fact, Lech lecha means “go out.” And in the portion, Abraham had to lea...
Friday, November 4, 2011

Shabbat-O-Gram for November 4, 2011

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The Shabbat Announcements are sponsored by Laura and Daniel Katz in honor of Victoria’s becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Shabbat morning. This wee...

Killing Kaddafy - Was it Ethical?

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See http://www.thejewishweek.com/features/hammerman_ethics/killing_kaddafy Q - Was it ethical to kill Muammar Kaddafy and Osama bin Laden o...
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