Living in New York includes such weird moments as walking between meetings and passing a 300-year-old graveyard with America’s founding fathers buried there. In the midst of the Financial District’s skycrapers and under the shadow of the Freedom Tower construction. Poignant.
Archive for January, 2012
Upcoming Encounter trips
From my colleague Becca Polivny: We have finalized our spring schedule and we look forward to welcoming you, your friends and your colleagues on one of our upcoming West Bank tours or alumni programs. Please help us spread the word and get Jewish leaders you know on the bus. Please Note: Our May 17-18 trip [...]
Jan 25th, 2012 General 0 Comments
Hitler on #J14
While researching the Hitler downfall video meme, I stumbled across this parody about Israel’s housing crisis from the summer. Enjoy.
Jan 18th, 2012 General 0 Comments
Parshat Vayehi: Finding wholeness in a new minyan and a new (elections) year
To better understand the Jewish scriptures cycle and my approach to my sermonizing versus my blogging, see my explanation. This dvar Torah on Parshat Vayehi (Genesis 47:28-50:26) first delivered on January 6, 2012 at the second gathering of a new traditional, egalitarian minyan in Prospect Heights/Crown Heights. I felt a need for more wholeness this Shabbat. [...]
Jan 7th, 2012 #12 Vayehi 0 Comments
Things I support and oppose today
My head is about to explode with thoughts but none are so formed that they deserve their own posts. Things I oppose today: One-minute divrei torah (sermons). For a given parsha (Bible reading), one would have to be a masterful speaker to accomplish in 60 seconds an exegesis that makes Torah relevant, thought-provoking and (yes) [...]
Jan 5th, 2012 General and Politics 0 Comments
The NAACP and ACLU of Israel — Adalah and ACRI — praised by Fmr. Justice Procaccia
This speech moved me so much, so I thought I would share it here. Check out the sites of Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel and The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI). And if you’re curious to learn more about retired Justice Procaccia, you can find more on Jewish [...]
Jan 4th, 2012 General 0 Comments