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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Can the Door Slam in my Face?
Yom Kippur is the climax of Tshuva, returning. The guiding principle in this period of time is that even though the subtleties of the process are infinitely beyond our comprehension, somehow we are each invited, as unique individuals, to restore … Continue reading
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Sin and Repentance–The Holy Days
The themes of Sin and Repentance predominate, beginning tomorrow evening and extending for Ten Days of Repentance through Yom Kippur when we chant together, אשמנו, בגדנו, Ahamnu, Bagadnu, We have become guilty, We have betrayed…. This always brings up the … Continue reading
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The Kippa Question
I was recently leading a small group as we studied different halachic approaches to the kippa, yarmulke or skull cap, which is often assumed to be obligatory for observant men. (In the last decades, it’s also been adapted by some … Continue reading
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Tagged Chassidut, Chesed, ethics, Inspiration, inspiring, Jewish, Love, observance, religion, society, Spiritual, Torah
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Why Does Jewish Exceptionalism Get Such A Bad Rap?
There’s a frightening trend in most of the Western world these days which condemns any thoughts of “exceptionalism”. It’s as if every accomplished group has been infected with self-hate and doubt and focuses only on their contribution to the very … Continue reading
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Tagged global conflict, human-rights, indigenousness, religion, spiritual traditions
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Re-Programming
I have them, you have them, we all have our hot-button issues. Things that set us off way more than what’s appropriate. Our ears pound, we feel hot, our faces turn red, we start talking to ourselves in outrage. Even … Continue reading
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An Irony and, Perhaps, a Road to Tolerance…
I often find it ironic that those of us who firmly believe in absolute morality based on the absolute reality of God, as a consequence of that very belief, acknowledges one’s own limitations (Only God is perfect, so everything else … Continue reading
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