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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Inspiration from Our Founders
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One of the things I find striking about texts from the early history of Reform Judaism is how relevant they remain. In class this week, the...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Where Did "Jewish" Names Come From?
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Emperor Joseph II In class this week, we talked about the emancipation of the Jews of Europe—the political, legal, and cultural proces...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
From Berlin to Beit Shemesh
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Photo by Orrling Since our session last night, I have been reflecting on why I think the Haskalah is such an important phenomenon in J...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Beyond Basics: Modern Jewish History — Session 1
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Prof. Michael A. Meyer Welcome to our most recent blog experiment! As I explained in class last night, as we immerse ourselves in the co...
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Poem for Shabbat
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Krakow Yizkor Book Earlier this week I was reading the Arts & Academe blog at the Chronicle of Higher Education , and I was pleasan...
Friday, March 25, 2011
Go See a Jewish Movie
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Earlier this week, a man came to meet with me to talk about converting to Judaism. I gave him an overview of the process - a course of stud...
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Friday, March 18, 2011
On Purim: Don't Forget Those in Need
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Flickr user joshbousel This Sunday is Purim. As in most Reform congregations, our Purim observance is primarily focused on children. Th...
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