Don’t Heed the Call
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What’s Your Name? Who’s Your Daddy?
Names are serious business in Judaism. I think it all started in the Torah–all of the main characters’ names areContinue Reading
The Kids are All Right
Just when we go to all that trouble to get kids to come to services, we hurriedly rush them outContinue Reading
Got Any Dip for These Chips?
The Four Questions. Do any other three words strike as much fear into the hearts of little Jewish kids aroundContinue Reading
Creating a Safe Space-Time
The recent death of Stephen Hawking made me think of his famous work, A Brief History of Time. This bookContinue Reading
It’s Snark Week
One of the most important ways of understanding the Bible is to remember the saying of the Rabbis: דיברה תורהContinue Reading
B-B-B-Bad to the Bone?
You gotta hand it to those ancient rabbis–they sure knew how to tackle classroom management. In fact, we read aboutContinue Reading
Finger Puppets and Genocide
Long ago, I think some corporate executives within the Organization of Jewish Religion decided that they had a ratings problem.Continue Reading
We Have Met the Deity–and He is Us.
דע לפני מי אתה עומד Da lifnei mi atah omed Know before whom you stand These words commonly adornContinue Reading
The Blooper Reel: Not-So-Great Moments in Cantorial History
Everyone loves watching the outtakes from a movie–sometimes presented during the credits or as part of the bonus features ofContinue Reading
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