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26 Apr

Ask the Rabbis, Spring Issue 2023

Ask the Rabbis | What Does Israel Reaching 75 Mean in the Context of 3,000 Years of Jewish History?

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May 17, 2023

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These 75 years of the existence of the State of Israel do not just resolve 2,000 years of exile but bring to a climax 3,000 years of Jewish history.

11 Jan

Ask the Rabbis, Winter Issue 2023

Ask the Rabbis | What Jewish Wisdom Would You Offer Today’s Billionaires?

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January 12, 2023

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Best to hold on to it so you can enjoy your bounty, but make sure you leave some for me.

27 Mar

2019 March-April, Ask the Rabbis, Jewish World

Ask The Rabbis | Should We Edit Our Children’s Genes?

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December 23, 2021

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INDEPENDENT Maybe not edit. Maybe just proofread and add a comma or a few comments in the margin. If circumstances require, perhaps add an exclamation mark,...

18 Jan

Ask the Rabbis, Jewish World, Winter Issue 2019

Ask The Rabbis | How Has Pittsburgh Changed Jewish Life for Your Community?

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December 23, 2021

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Our reaction to the events in Pittsburgh began with mourning for the victims. From mourning we moved to the legitimate fear that comes from living in a nation where easily procured weapons of mass death terrorize people of color, Muslims, LGBTQ people and—as always—Jews.

12 Sep

2018 September-October, Ask the Rabbis, Jewish Art, Culture and Music - Moment Magazine, Religion

Ask The Rabbis | What Sins Should We Atone For In Our Use of Social Media?

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September 23, 2024

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“Do we gossip? Do we repost stories about friends, family or colleagues that ought not be repeated? Do we believe everything we read?”

31 Jul

2018 July-August, Ask the Rabbis

Ask The Rabbis | Can a Robot Be Jewish?

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January 2, 2022

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“Would your Jewish robot be like the Jetsons’ Rosie, who’d make perfect Shabbat challah and your aunt’s amazing latkes?”

07 May

2018 May/June, Ask the Rabbis, Israel

Ask The Rabbis | Has Israel Changed Judaism?

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Amy E. Schwartz

January 2, 2022

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“When Jews gathered as religious communities, we didn't have to tolerate significant differences: When we disagreed, we just founded a new synagogue with the like-minded....

22 Mar

2018 March/April, Ask the Rabbis, Religion

Ask The Rabbis | Should Jews at the Seder Ask God to Smite Our Enemies?

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August 14, 2019

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Pour out Your wrath upon the nations that know You not, and upon the families that call not on Your name; for they have devoured...

16 Jan

2018 January/February, Ask the Rabbis, In the News

Ask The Rabbis | How Would You Counsel A Sexual Predator?

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August 14, 2019

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In every contact with serial bullies, victimizers or predators, we must carefully balance natural empathy for the person before us with solidarity and justice concerning...

10 Jul

2017 July-August, Ask the Rabbis, Religion

Ask the Rabbis | What Is the Jewish Relationship to Time?

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Amy E. Schwartz

August 14, 2019

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INDEPENDENT: Time is an invitation. Both words share the same root: z’mahn. It is written: “The life of man is like a breath exhaling; his days are like a passing shadow” (Psalms 144:4).

06 Jun

2017 May-June, Ask the Rabbis

Ask The Rabbis | What Should Jews Know About the Muslim Faith?

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Amy E. Schwartz

August 14, 2019

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“I 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.”

05 Jan

2017 January-February, Ask the Rabbis

Ask The Rabbis // Is it the job of rabbis to fight intermarriage?

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July 25, 2019

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INDEPENDENT Intermarriage is a reality of American Jewish life that isn’t receding, no matter how valiant the efforts to counter it. The central challenge to American...