The Davenning Experience
While I'm restoring my iPod in an attempt to get it to be less annoying, I may as well write something. There are some great things going on at my shul. Great people with great projects and great...
View ArticleThe Work It Takes
There's a lot to write about but for now I'll stick with what I was talking about before, which is davenning. Jeremiah asked some really good questions about what kind of work I believe davenning takes...
View ArticleResponsibility
So here I am. What does that mean? Remember when I was 15 (maybe you don't, but I do) and I first had that crazy thought that maybe I wanted to go to rabbinical school? Remember how the second I began...
View ArticleWhose Internet Is It, Anyway?
The kids I think of as my baby cousins are the ones who, about 15 years ago I realized, didn't know who Mr. Hooper was. At 28 and a half years old, it is getting more and more difficult to deny the...
View ArticleShabbat
I've been wanting to post about this here for a while... might as well use the momentum. I remember a Saturday afternoon in Jerusalem last year spent with my friend Paul (Yankele) from Yeshiva. We sat...
View ArticleThe Meaning of 1 (1, 0, ∞, cont.)
This is a post I started writing years ago. It is again relevant to my current theological work, so I'm going to try to finish it. After I wrote about 1, 0, ∞ in response to something Getzel said about...
View ArticleTisha B’Av
My good friend Rabbi Josh Gutoff wrote a lovely insightful post about Tisha B'Av over at his blog frost and clouds. We moderns think and speak about historical time, understanding the difference...
View ArticleHaMavdil Bein Halachic v’non-Halachic
Ok, so I have something Jewish to write about. Or, you know, semi-Jewish. Or not Jewish... Jewish related. Depending on how you define what is or is not "Jewish." I'm talking about the...
View Article6 Questions for People of Faith
Rabbi Rami posed these questions. Good blog fodder, I figured. 1. Do you think your faith is the one true faith, or do you believe that there are many paths to Truth? I believe that Judaism is the True...
View ArticleBeit Din
Today I helped bring four people into the covenant and holy congregation of Israel. Two were a couple, Bill and Barb, Bill in his 70s, Barb in her 60s, who are very active members in the synagogue, and...
View ArticleVolkswagen Diesel Emissions Recall Expanded
Volkswagen EPA Regulation Recall Likely to Expand The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the expansion of a safety recall based upon claims that the emission problem is broader than...
View ArticleVeterans Denied Disability Benefits Still Suffering and Vulnerable
Study Shows that Veterans Denied Disability Benefits Not Healthier than Counterparts A new Veterans Benefits Administration study investigated the differences between veterans awarded disability...
View ArticleSen. Harry Reid Files Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Exercise Band
Exercise Band Injures Senator Harry Reid, Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed Fiery democratic senator, Harry Reid, suffered a serious eye injury after an exercise band allegedly caused him to break several...
View ArticleBoeing 767 Engine Explodes Mid Runway
Airplane Engine Explodes Mid Runway Forcing Evacuation On Thursday, October 29,th pilots of a Boeing 767, operated by Dynamic International Airways, departed the gate despite warnings concerning a...
View ArticleTraumatic Brain Injury Could Increase Risk of Criminal Charges
Suffering Traumatic Brain Injury Could Increase Risk of Criminal Offenses and Charges A new medical study suggests that suffering a traumatic brain injury can dramatically increase the chances the...
View ArticleFort Jackson Acknowledges Dam Breach Contributed to Flooding
Fort Jackson Releases Info Confirming Dam Failures Led to Flooding Columbia is still recovering from the flooding which occurred following the Semmes Lake Dam Breach. After more than thirty days of...
View ArticleUS Soccer Federation Bans “Headers” for Youth 10 and Younger
US Soccer Federation Bans Headers for Youth 10 Years Old and Younger After a concussion lawsuit from 2014 was finally settled, the US Soccer Federation has released new guidelines for young players...
View ArticleBar Loses Liquor License After Patron Died
After Fatal Car Accident Killed Drunk Patron, Massachusetts Bar Loses Liquor License In the early hours of New Year’s Day, bar patron James McLaughlin crashed his car, killing himself and injuring two...
View ArticleGM Ignition Switch Death Awards Issued
GM Approves $594.5 million to Compensate 399 Victims of the Faulty Ignition Switches With the January deadline coming up quickly, GM’s ignition switch compensation fund has begun to issue financial...
View ArticleIrmo Doctor Testifies in Federal Drug Ring Trial
In Drug Ring Kingpin’s Trial, Irmo Doctor Testifies to Being Used A long-time doctor from Irmo testified in a federal drug trial for his role in a drug ring that sold Oxycodone and other prescription...
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