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Home » Posts Tagged "rabbis"
17 Jan
Jewish Word, Winter Issue 2023

The Meaning of ‘Semicha’

  • February 15, 2023
  • By author-avatar George E. Johnson
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How did a word that means “leaning” become the way to describe the act of becoming a rabbi?

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Rabbi Nancy Kastan speaks in front of a group advocating for reproductive rights.
06 Dec
Latest, Women

Rabbis in States with Abortion Restrictions Find Hope in Interfaith Work

  • December 13, 2022
  • By author-avatar Abby Wingfield and Fallon Roth
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Jewish leaders in states with trigger bans hope interfaith activism may help them advocate for reproductive health.

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07 Nov
2022 November/December, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis | How Would You Counsel a Parent and Child Who Are Estranged?

  • November 8, 2022
  • By author-avatar Moment
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I wouldn’t. Assuming the child in question is an adult, and depending on the degree to which the estrangement has festered, and barring cases of abuse, trying to heal such rifts is misplaced effort.

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21 Sep
2022 September/October, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis | Can Jews Married to Non-Jews be Considered Spiritual Leaders in the Jewish Community?

  • September 21, 2022
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Why not? Moses was not such a bad spiritual leader of our people, and he was married to Tziporah the Midianite.

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29 Jun
Ask the Rabbis, Summer Issue 2022

Ask the Rabbis | Does Jewish Law Offer Guidance on How to Fight a War?

  • September 13, 2022
  • By author-avatar Moment
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Before engaging an enemy in combat, we must offer to negotiate a peace (Deuteronomy 20:10).

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a woman centered in the image of Hebrew texts
28 Mar
Ask the Rabbis, Spring Issue 2022

Ask the Rabbis | How Is Judaism Different After Half a Century of Female Clergy?

  • August 17, 2022
  • By author-avatar Moment
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Fifty years ago, Sally Priesand was ordained as a Reform rabbi, the first woman clergy member in American Jewish history. To mark this anniversary, we asked rabbis, male and female, to reflect.

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Illustration for "Is political compromise a Jewish Virtue?"
31 Jan
Ask the Rabbis, Winter Issue 2022

Ask the Rabbis | Is Political Compromise a Jewish Virtue?

  • January 31, 2022
  • By author-avatar Moment
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That’s how Abraham resolves his dispute with Lot over grazing lands: “If you head left, I’ll head right. If you head right, I’ll go left” (Genesis 13:9).

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A visual of two groups of people split by a gorge, over which hangs a huge needle with a dose of medicine inside of it. On one side of the gorge, a crowd of people performs everyday activities. A sign is planted in the ground that says "DEUT 30:19: CHOOSE LIFE." On the other side, three people seem to be panicked and distressed.
15 Nov
2021 November/December, Ask the Rabbis, Jewish World

Ask the Rabbis | How Do You Deal With People in Your Community Who Don’t Want to Get Vaccinated?

  • January 14, 2022
  • By author-avatar Moment
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I don’t. It is not my place to nudge people to get or not to get vaccinated.

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Rabbi Edelstein with family In Iceland, 2016. Beshert.
01 Oct
Beshert, Latest

Beshert | From Longing to Belonging

  • October 7, 2021
  • By author-avatar Judith Edelstein
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As a young woman, Rabbi Judith Edelstein longed for a deeper connection to Judaism. She found it by chance when she picked up a flier at her son’s nursery school.

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08 Sep
2021 September/October, Ask the Rabbis, Jewish World

Ask the Rabbis | How Can We Avoid the Trap of Self-Righteousness?

  • December 20, 2021
  • By author-avatar Moment
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Everyone wants to be right—in the right way. What’s the line between striving for moral perfection and being a jerk?

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