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June 2015

June 04, 2015
A few weeks ago I hosted a forum at my congregation. The topic was whether...
June 02, 2015
I wonder if John Hagee's Christians United for Israel know what happened at King David’s tomb...
June 01, 2015
Taffy Brodesser-Akner is an entertainment writer who contributes to GQ, The New York Times and,...

May 2015

May 28, 2015
Yesterday I had an interesting meeting with a young scholar who is about to go...
May 27, 2015
I just started reading Jerry Coyne’s new book, Faith vs. Fact and I’m finding it...
May 25, 2015
On Friday night at my congregation we celebrated Shavuot (see my previous post about the...
May 23, 2015
Last night we celebrated Shavuot (archaically known as "The Feast of Weeks") at our congregation....
May 23, 2015
View image | gettyimages.com Sure and Begorrah...it means "Sure and by God." Probably not the...
May 22, 2015
View image | gettyimages.com I always hesitate before blogging about something that’s already receiving widespread coverage....
May 22, 2015
In the genre of “de-conversion” books, there is a Jewish sub-category of “OTD” memoirs. “OTD”...
May 21, 2015
Repeat after me, “The Bible is not a real estate guide.” Obviously, Israel’s brand-new Deputy...

March 2015

March 20, 2015
If you're trying to download my old "Modern Maggid," here is a new version! If you...

December 2014

December 18, 2014
Chanukah is a challenging holiday for Humanistic Jews. Yes, you read that correctly. Our little...

February 2014

February 26, 2014
On Monday morning I attended a meeting of the Michigan Board of Rabbis. Like most...

December 2013

December 10, 2013
Steven Cohen and Kerry Olitzky are two great advocates of Jewish inclusion. Now they have...
December 10, 2013
Rabbi Eric Yoffie’s derision of secular Jews and Judaism is receiving a boost from a...

October 2013

October 18, 2013
I am thoroughly frustrated with Rabbi Eric Yoffie, former head of Reform Judaism. You may...
October 02, 2013
The Pew Research Center has released its report on patterns of Jewish identity and the...

June 2013

June 05, 2013
As a (still) dues-paying member of the Reform movement’s Central Conference of American Rabbis, I...

May 2013

May 30, 2013
When a rabbi decides that she or he is a nontheist there is a warm,...
May 24, 2013
Joel Alperson, a former national campaign chair for Federations, has a post on the Forward...

April 2013

April 30, 2013
This year’s presidential proclamation of a National Day of Prayer was notable in its mention...

March 2013

March 29, 2013
Ever the hot topic in the "Shry Gevalt" quarters of the Jewish community, intermarriage still...
March 18, 2013
Humanistic Jews are faced with challenges at every holiday. How do we make our celebrations...
March 06, 2013
There are few moments in my education that stand out more than the time when...
March 04, 2013
I am a political junkie.  My drug is not domestic, as I prefer to feed...

February 2013

February 18, 2013
As I mentioned in a previous post, I returned last Sunday from a two-week stay...
February 12, 2013
I just returned from Jerusalem to news about the latest round of arrests of Jewish...
February 04, 2013
“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out...

January 2013

January 30, 2013
Leonard Fein and Steven M. Cohen have written a masterful reply to Rabbi Eric Yoffie's...
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