Yom HaShoah 5777
My remarks at the Birmingham, Alabama community commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day When confronted with unspeakable tragedy, words
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Author: Barry Leff
Hillel vs Jesus: Jewish and Christian Approaches to Ethics
Hillel and Jesus had very different approaches to business ethics. Jesus’s approach is more radical and ambitious; Hillel’s approach is
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Facing Anti-Semitism: Counter Hate with Love
This is a message I shared with the Temple Beth-El (Birmingham, AL) community in the wake of yesterday’s bomb scare
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Vayeshev 5777 – Torah and Football
This week’s Torah portion, Vayeshev, starts with Joseph having a dream. In that regard, it’s similar to football season, which
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Vayetze 5777 – John Glenn, Yakov Avinu, and Human Rights Shabbat
One of my boyhood heroes, former astronaut and US Senator John Glenn, died this past week. John Glenn was the
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Writing Memoir
A lot of people have told me “You should write a book.” And they don’t mean just any book. They
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