Tisha b'Av in the 21st Century
Tisha b’Av—the ninth of the month of Av—is not one of the most widely observed holidays in the “progressive” movements
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Human Rights
On Friday the Rabbi got Gassed…
Today I got a good whiff of tear gas for the first time in 33 years. That was not actually
Read MoreUS Supreme Court does the right thing
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Bush Administration’s plans to try captives from the war on Islamic Fundamentalist
Read MoreShelach 5766 — Rules of War
Shelach 5766 By Rabbi Dr. Barry Leff Nevertheless the people, who live in the land, are strong, and the cities
Read MoreNaso 5766 — Radical Rabbis
The rabbis of two thousand years were a real bunch of radicals. When they were confronted with something in the
Read MoreTazria 5766 — Darfur
In the midst of a whole bunch of stuff about different kinds of ritual impurity, this week’s Torah reading has
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