Adar, Ramadan, and Lent – Sacred Time
The Hebrew month of Adar, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, and the Christian period of Lent are all happening
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Holidays
Tisha b’Av 5784 and Gaza
“Eicha?” “How can it be?” The opening word of the book of Lamentations challenges us to think about why disaster
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Tisha b’Av in Dangerous Times
The Talmud teaches that the Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE because of baseless hatred. In
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Yom Yerushalayim 5783
Fifty-six years ago yesterday on the Jewish calendar something amazing happened. A war was raging on multiple fronts, with Syria
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Kol Nidre 5783 From Age-ing to Sage-ing
You’re going to die. So am I. So are all of us. I realize this does not come as news
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Rosh Hashanah 5783 – Israel, Great and Flawed
If you listen to different people talking about Israel it can be bewildering, because it sounds impossible that they are
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