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Celebrating Freedom
The Gay Pride March in NYC always takes place on the last Sunday in June. This year it fell on June 30th, the last day of the month. As the world came together to recall the changes in the last … Continue reading
ON BEING AN AMERICAN: WHEN HATE SPEECH HITS HOME
As I write this, it is the midterm elections in the United States. Nothing is more American than voting and I see myself as a patriotic American. I have voted in every election since I turned 18. My first election, … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-semitism, Election 2018, Elections, facebook, Hate Speech
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I’M ANGRY
I’m angry. I am so angry. And I’ve had it. Shabbat is one of my favorite times of the week. Sometimes, I am teaching or leading some sort of service. Sometimes, as today, I can have a leisurely day. Avoiding … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Torah
Tagged Eitz Chayim Hi Congregation, gun violence, Judaism, Pittsburgh, Tree of Life Congregation
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Eliza, Coming Out of Mitzrayim
There is nothing like good art. Art that makes you think. Art that has nine lives. Last week we saw the new production of My Fair Lady at the Lincoln Center Theater, here in NYC. It was wonderful. This story … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Holidays, Judaism, Pesach, Tefillah (prayer)
Tagged Diana Rigg, Eliza Doolittle, freedom, Henry Higgins, Lauren Ambrose, Mitzrayim, My Fair Lady, Pesach
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The Year of Repairing Gail: My Adventures in Healthcare
When I was young, my parents were not big on attending doctors. We went for our annual exams for school, but they didn’t run for every ache and fever. Take an aspirin and go to school was their philosophy. While … Continue reading
Posted in God, Judaism, Tefillah (prayer), Torah
Tagged copay, health insurance, healthcare, Judaism
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Blogging the Torah: Parashat Chayei Sarah, Matriarchs Galore
Thanksgiving weekend seemed an appropriate time to think about the matriarchs in our lives. First, there were the matriarchs at many of our Thanksgiving tables. At mine their were two, my mother and my brother’s mother-in-law. Then there is … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Torah, Women
Tagged A Chorus Line, Gilmore Girls, Hagar, Kelly Bishop, maids, Parashat Chayei Sarah
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Blogging the Torah: Parashat Vayeira, Ishmael, Isaac, and the Rabbi’s Bathroom
A few weeks ago a pipe burst in the ceiling above our tub. The building quickly repaired it and covered it up for a few weeks. When it came time to make sure that the pipe was holding, we decided … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Spirituality, Teaching/Education, Torah
Tagged Hagar, Isaac, Ishmael, Parashat Vayera., Sarah, Torah
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Blogging the Torah: Parashat Noach, From Shelach to Lecha
This weekend I was in my happy place, singing with 75 of my closest friends at an annual program called Shabbat Shira held in the woods of Wisconsin. Held at the URJ’s camp Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Spirituality, Torah
Tagged election, hineni, journey, Julie Silver, Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute, OSRUI, Parashat Lech L'Cha, Parashat Noach, Shabbat Shira, Shira Kline
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WHO REALLY MATTERS?
I have a confession. I was one of those people. When I first heard “Black Lives Matter” I thought, what do you mean? All lives matter. Unlike some of our former elected officials, I kept my mouth shut until I … Continue reading
Dayenu: When Is It Enough
Sitting at a friend’s seder table, full and content and a bit bleary-eyed, I was awakened by this lovely sermon that was to be given the next morning. Welcome, guest blogger Rabbi Rosalie M. Osian. Thanks for sharing your words. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dayenu, enough, Pesach, Rabbi Rosalie M. Osian, seder
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