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Anger
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 19, 2008
Is anger a positive or negative quality? You are probably thinking, what a dumb question, what could possibly be good about anger? In Jewish tradition as well, an angry...
B’Teavon
Rachel GordonJun 19, 2008
In the year and a half Ive lived in Tel Aviv, I have yet to encounter a bad meal . . . seriously. I know it sounds pretty unbelievable, but […]
The Search Committee
Hillel GoldbergJun 19, 2008
Not encouraging. But, oddly, successful. This novel has virtually no plot, a very limited and unsubtle cast of characters, no change of scenery in fact, with the...
Listening to their stories
Amy LedermanJun 13, 2008
My dad has always been a larger-than-life type of guy and for most of my childhood, appeared to be the dominant force in our family even though Mom often manipulated...
New Yorkers: cramped spaces, open hearts
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 13, 2008
Are New Yorkers nice? Of course, you cant generalize about eight million people. But New York has always had that tough reputation for people being short tempered,...
Shavuout: The oneness of G-d
Hillel GoldbergJun 05, 2008
G-d is one. In trying to understand the oneness of G-d, the what is often rendered subservient to the how, and because the how is at best only imprecisely...
Best Jewish genealogy websites
Mark FearerJun 05, 2008
Finding your family requires two major tools: methodology and resources. We have previously focused on genealogical methods, so this month well look at resources....
Shavuot, Ruth…beginning anew
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 05, 2008
This week we will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, marking G-ds revelation at Mount Sinai and the gift of the Torah. On Shavuot we open the scroll of Ruth. Every...
G-d, the Holocaust and a pastor
Dennis PragerMay 29, 2008
Comments about G-d and the Holocaust made in a sermon 10 years ago by a leading evangelical pastor, John Hagee, have received a great deal of attention. They have led...
Segues of our lives: F and B
Tehilla R. GoldbergMay 29, 2008
Lifes points of departure are always a challenge. How do you leave a life or a world behind and embrace a new, different one? Navigating these transitions is never...
