INDEPENDENT Itâs a fundamental principle of Judaism that you are not obligated to do more than you can manage. âSays
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âDo we gossip? Do we repost stories about friends, family or colleagues that ought not be repeated? Do we believe everything we read?â ...
âWould your Jewish robot be like the Jetsonsâ Rosie, whoâd make perfect Shabbat challah and your auntâs amazing latkes?â ...
âWhen Jews gathered as religious communities, we didn't have to tolerate significant differences: When we disagreed, we just founded a ...
Pour out Your wrath upon the nations that know You not, and upon the families that call not on Your
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In every contact with serial bullies, victimizers or predators, we must carefully balance natural empathy for the person before us
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Jewish discussions over the NFL protests cover some extra ground. Whatâs the significance of kneeling, anyway? ...
An especially insightful prayer is Hayom Harat Olam, said after the shofar is blown at the Rosh Hashanah Musaf (afternoon) service: âToday the world is conceived.â Itâs a liturgical call to stay open to the pregnant possibilities in this world. ...
INDEPENDENT: Time is an invitation. Both words share the same root: zâmahn. It is written: âThe life of man is like a breath exhaling; his days are like a passing shadowâ (Psalms 144:4). ...
âI used to think I knew what Islam was about. Yet as I came to know more Muslims personally and learned more about their faith, I realized that much of what I knew was either flat-out wrong or grossly misguided.â ...
We should learn from our sages. ...
INDEPENDENT Intermarriage is a reality of American Jewish life that isnât receding, no matter how valiant the efforts to counter
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