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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Shiur Theatre: Claiming Jerusalem, Act Two
Act One was in the previous post - here is Act Two... ACT TWO – The Jewish History of JerusalemMarty is sleeping in a chair, where there is a knock at the door. Marty jerks awake.MARTY (tense): Who's there?GHOST (wearing desert garb): I am the ghost of ...
Dateline: 2013-05-07 10:20pm -07:00T (827 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Shiur Theatre: Claiming Jerusalem, Act One
Our Beit Midrash presented another installation of Shiur Theatre this week, in honour of Yom Yerushalayim. Our title is Claiming Jerusalem. We had a lot of fun with this one...Here is Act One; I hope to post the remaining acts throughout the week: ACT ONE...
Dateline: 2013-05-05 10:06pm -07:00T (871 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Reading the mind of G-d
I've heard from a few people that they enjoyed Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo's recent piece, "God's New Home", in which he alleges that Gd is leaving synagogues because the people there no longer seek Him meaningfully, and that Gd prefers the company of ...
Dateline: 2013-05-01 9:50pm -07:00T (593 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Carlebach Tyranny [a rant]
The following is not a rant against Carlebach Minyanim. I dance (well, shuffle) at them. I have led them. I instituted them occasionally when I was a shul rabbi. This is also not a rant against minyanim that run overtime, as Carlebach Minyanim do. In the...
Dateline: 2013-04-28 10:36pm -07:00T (385 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Reacting to Scandal: A guide for rabbis
As I mentioned in my previous post, there is a second half to my discussion of community scandal: What does a rabbi do once a scandal has broken in the community, spreading pain, gossip and hard feelings far beyond those people directly involved?Here's wh...
Dateline: 2013-04-23 10:20pm -07:00T (357 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: How to avoid scandal: A guide for rabbis
I expect to deliver a class this week, for young rabbis, on "Avoiding Scandal". It may seem like a relatively simple topic - don't do anything wrong - but I do have some thoughts based on my own experience, and things I wish I would have been told 17 year...
Dateline: 2013-04-21 11:05pm -07:00T (379 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Wanting to do the right thing
Today I saw a Forward article on a rabbi of an Orthodox synagogue in Maine, Akiva Herzfeld, who wanted to 'do the right thing' for Rabbi Goldfinger, formerly of a Reform temple, who had suffered a terrible brain injury and lost her ability to form short-t...
Dateline: 2013-04-16 10:50pm -07:00T (567 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: The Mystical Bond between the Jew and the Land of Israel
I'll be delivering a shiur on Shabbos, Gd-willing, on "Israel through the eyes of a mystic". It's linked to an idea I have developed on this blog, in articles and in shiurim in the past, on Israel as a Motherland, but I think this shiur will provide a st...
Dateline: 2013-04-14 11:05pm -07:00T (811 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Carter at Cardozo: What next?
This past Monday morning I received an email advising me that a student group at Yeshiva University's Cardozo Law School was planning to honour former President of the United States Jimmy Carter with an award for his years as an international mediator. I ...
Dateline: 2013-04-10 10:05pm -07:00T (378 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Squirrel at the Seder
I'm sure you've heard the old story about the bees going to the bar mitzvah [they need to wear yarmulkas so they aren't mistaken for Wasps].Well, here's a new one: The squirrel at a seder!Backstory: Our family eats leftover matzah all year round, but last...
Dateline: 2013-04-09 10:50pm -07:00T (110 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: A Tommy Lasorda opener
I saw this story at Grantland on Sunday, and it struck me as a perfect opener for a derashah [sermon]. In the beginning … Tommy Lasorda was managing Spokane, the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate. This was during the first Nixon administration. Lasorda was ...
Dateline: 2013-04-07 10:35pm -07:00T (501 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: A booster shot from the Cleveland Clinic
One of the aspects of the shul rabbinate I miss most, oddly enough, were the hospital visits. Many of them were wrenching, of course, but I miss them because1) They were ways to help people in a concrete way (to those who are familiar with this story, "yo...
Dateline: 2013-03-28 12:20pm -07:00T (153 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Why I love Pesach
Up until the Seder actually begins, I can’t stand Pesach, with all of its stress. BUT, once we get to the Seder I love Pesach, because:I get to spend time with the rebbetzin and my kids, especially on the long Pesach afternoons (yes, DST is appreciate...
Dateline: 2013-03-23 10:35pm -07:00T (364 words)
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The Rebbetzin's Husband: Resource Guide: Changing the Role of Women in Public Prayer
[Note: I have used the label "women's issues" to tag this post, but under protest. I don't truly believe that there are "women's issues" in Judaism, any more than there are "men's issues". I use the label only because, realistically, I know that this is h...
Dateline: 2013-03-20 10:21pm -07:00T (844 words)
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