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When Reform Rabbis Meet: What Really Happens at Those Regional Conferences?
The Quad Cities temperature was 7 degrees above 0, with a wind chill of about 19 degrees below, early last Saturday morning when I drove to the airport to catch my flight to Phoenix, Arizona – m… more →
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When Reform Rabbis Meet: What Really Happens at Those Regional Conferences?
wrote 3 months ago: The Quad Cities temperature was 7 degrees above 0, with a wind chill of about 19 degrees below, earl … more →
A Pebble in the Ocean
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wrote 1 year ago: What do the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Brazil, … more →
Empty Chairs
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wrote 1 year ago: At the Passover Seder, we begin the Four Questions by asking “Why is this night different from all o … more →
You Might Want to Read One of My Past Posts
wrote 1 year ago: Dear Readers of My Bog, First of all, I want to thank each and every one of you for taking the time … more →
The Psychology of Sad: A Yizkor Sermon
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wrote 1 year ago: Several years ago, I received an email inviting me to take a personal health survey on a website cal … more →
The Perfect Day: A Sermon for When Yom Kippur Falls on Shabbat
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wrote 1 year ago: How many people here have ever participated in a guided visualization? Raise your hands. My first … more →
Room With a View Into the Soul
wrote 1 year ago: So there I was, laying in a bed in a hospital room at the Mayo Clinic. When I woke up that morning, … more →
Daily Dayenu
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wrote 2 years ago: At this year’s Congregational Seder, while we were singing and reciting “Dayenu,” I could not … more →
Why I Love Being a Reform Jew: Part 7
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wrote 2 years ago: Back in December, when I wrote the last installment in this series of articles, little did I dream t … more →
Why I Love Being a Reform Jew: Part 2
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wrote 2 years ago: Name(required) Email(required) Website Comment(required) How I Found This Post In part one of this a … more →
Why I Love Being a Reform Jew: Part 1
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wrote 2 years ago: Name(required) Email(required) Website Comment(required) How I Found This Post Over the past several … more →
When Death Becomes Personal
wrote 2 years ago: Continuing my series of High Holy Day sermons, here is the sermon on delivered the Yizkor service. W … more →
Funeral Pre-Planning
wrote 2 years ago: Continuing my series of High Holy Day sermons, here is the sermon on delivered on Yom Kippur eve. On … more →
Dare I Speak of the Tea Party Once More?
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wrote 2 years ago: Last April was by far the biggest month when it comes to readership of this blog. It received 493 h … more →
On the Passing of My Father-in-Law
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wrote 2 years ago: Name(required) Email(required) Website Comment(required) How I Found This Post It was late on a Frid … more →
One Lung Living
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wrote 2 years ago: Name(required) Email(required) Website Comment(required) How I Found This Post I am a sufferer from … more →
Long Days, Short Years
wrote 3 years ago: I wrote this piece two years ago, as a synagogue newsletter article. From the day I first penned it … more →
Controversy and Disclaimer
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wrote 3 years ago: I serve as a rabbi of a congregation and that is not always the easiest of jobs. Congregational rab … more →
Prejudice as a Chronic Disease
wrote 3 years ago: Lately, I have been writing about my concerns over the growing Tea Party movement and the prejudices … more →
