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Havdalah at the Lincoln Memorial
I just returned from a long weekend in Washington, D.C. where I accompanied two TE teens (Noah Simon and Anne Ryack) who attended the L’taken seminar of the…
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On Legacies, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Future Generation of Jews
I am writing this column at the end of a very long Sunday. This morning our Hebrew School marked Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and engaged in a…
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Happy Thanksgivukkah?
For the last few months I seem to have received the same article once a week on average – in emails from friends and congregants, on Facebook.…
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Happy October!
On Sept 23rd I met with Laurel, our High Holy Day Cantorial Soloist, to go over the recent High Holy Day services while the memory is still fresh…
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True Heroes…
Today I met Natan Sharansky. A legend. An icon. A man, who had the audacity to stand up to the entire Soviet machine and insist that Jews, even…
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Ein li Eretz Acheret… Israel @ 65
Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, marks the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948. It is observed on or near the 5th of Iyar in the…
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Chag Purim Sameach!
As I write this column, the music from our 2nd Annual Debbie Friedman z’l memorial concert is still ringing in my ears – what an incredible event it…
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Temple Emanuel goes to Israel!
Join Rabbi Michael Farbman and Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven on a family friendly experience in ISRAEL July 27, 2013— Aug. 9, 2013 On This Outstanding Journey, together…
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It is a Tree of Life to those who hold fast to it…
From its very inception, Reform Judaism has looked for new ways to engage with Jewish ritual. Jews all around the world have looked for ways to make the…
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Praying for Peace…
About a month ago I read about a phone app called “tzeva adom” (code red), an Israeli early-warning service. Intrigued, I installed it (it was free) and tried…
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On Hurricanes and the Power of Community
Recent hurricane-turned-tropical storm Sandy has disrupted most of our lives. This month’s Shofar arrives late as yet another reminder of what a loss of electric power for a…
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Affirming Life and Moving Forward…
The Jewish month of Tishrei is filled with a variety of ways to engage with Judaism. It is often seen as a long marathon of holy days and…