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Going Viral
What is it that makes certain links go viral? As of this writing, a Chanukah song by Senator Orrin Hatch has gotten over 135,000 hits. One hundred, thirty-five THOUSAND. And it’s not even that g… more →
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Going Viral
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wrote 3 weeks ago: What is it that makes certain links go viral? As of this writing, a Chanukah song by Senator Orrin H … more →
What's It All About?
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wrote 3 weeks ago: guest author: RebGiraffe (aka BossGiraffe) Chanukah is often presented as a black-and-white story. L … more →
Intent
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wrote 1 month ago: “Happy Thanksgiving.” That is the traditional greeting for this day. I have noticed, how … more →
Being There
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wrote 1 month ago: You know that passage that you’ve read time and time again but only truly understand it after … more →
True Beauty
wrote 1 month ago: Like most children, I loved hearing stories about myself when I was young. Perhaps that is why I hav … more →
The Perennial Thistle
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wrote 4 months ago: How did it get to be Elul already??? It seems like just yesterday we were at Sinai… With the f … more →
Parenting Choices
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wrote 1 year ago: Imagine yourself as a 5th grader when suddenly your father decides that he wants you to play basebal … more →
One Small Act
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wrote 1 year ago: I have a notebook from my first year in rabbinical school that I used to jot down ideas, thoughts, e … more →
Call Me Switzerland
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wrote 1 year ago: Upon receiving s’micha, I ceased being a private person. In one singular moment, in gaining th … more →
Shattered
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wrote 1 year ago: I spent a lot of time on it. Carefully shaping and moulding it. Allowing the mushy clay to take shap … more →
Automotive Entitlement
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wrote 1 year ago: Me: I think that even if I made millions of dollars every year, I would still drive my Toyota Sienna … more →
Don't Say It Unless You Mean It
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wrote 1 year ago: I don’t really follow sports. Mostly because I have little interest in what’s happening … more →
Divine Noise
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wrote 1 year ago: Do you remember that line from Fiddler on the Roof? “Rabbi, is there a blessing for the Tsar?” … more →
Raising Jewish Scholars
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wrote 1 year ago: Don’t you just love it when someone else says what you want to say…only better?? Check o … more →
Sh'ma Take Seven
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wrote 1 year ago: I know that there are musicians who talk about nailing a song in one take. I am not one of them. Whe … more →
Promises Kept
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wrote 1 year ago: The dog tag bangs against my clavicle. I have been wearing it for some time, usually discreetly. Tod … more →
My Story, Your Story, Our Story is One
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wrote 1 year ago: On the occasion of my 13th birthday, my parents presented me with my own pair of candlesticks in hon … more →
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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wrote 1 year ago: Imagine coming to this country as a young child, having an ordinary life as an acculturated child of … more →
The Power of Prayer
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wrote 1 year ago: The practice of reciting Tehillim on behalf of one who is ill or is a captive dates back hundreds an … more →
