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Yair S wrote a new blog post: Getting a New Rabbi… in Northern Minnesota. 3 days, 14 hours ago · View
Hi all, Recently my congregation, Temple Israel in Duluth, Minnesota, completed a many months long process of searching for our new rabbi. Our current rabbi is headed to another community in a part of the country that is decidedly warmer and has a significantly larger Jewish community, and her decision to move on left us (ok, I will [...] -
Yair S wrote a new blog post: Yair Dalal – Connecting Jews and Arabs Through a Shared History 3 days, 15 hours ago · View
Hi all, I thought I would share with readers an artist who many have probably heard of before, and whose music is some of my very favorite. His name is Yair Dalal , and he is an Israeli Jew born to parents of Iraqi extraction. His music ranges from Jewish prayers to traditional Iraqi Jewish music to his [...] -
Avi M wrote a new blog post: URGENT ACTION REQUESTED regarding Knesset Conversion Bill 3 days, 21 hours ago · View
I just received an email from Rabbi Menachem Creditor of Netivot Shalom and the Shefa Network regarding a Conversion Bill that’s about to be presented to the Knesset. I’ve already posted about it here but I thought I should pass along Rabbi Creditors request on the main blog. Despite my own burnout and apathy on this subject, I would urge [...] -
Justin Goldstein wrote a new blog post: Hello! My Name is Justin 6 days, 22 hours ago · View
While I was born into a home with two Jewish parents, I consider myself a Jew by choice. Even from the beginning of constructing my Jewish identity, it came from within and not from any overt influence of my parents. I learned to read torah and haftarah with a local rabbi of an unafilliated synagogue in [...] -
Avi M wrote a new blog post: Learn Live Online Tonight With Rav Bradly Artson – Learning to Love the God you Actually Believe In 1 week, 2 days ago · View
This just came to me via email and I thought it was worth mentioning. This evening the NewCAJE is hosting a webinar featuring one of my very favorite rabbis. I’m going to try to make this if I can as it’s sure to be some good learning and proceeds are going to support and important organization. Hope [...]
