Reflections on ‘No Other Land’

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On Monday, I went to see the film, No Other Land. As I left the theater, I turned on the news and heard that the film’s creator, Hamdan Ballal, had […]

Two Seders, One Spirit: Growing Up Jewish on the Prairie

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Jan (Shark) Frisch and I are members of Adath Jeshurun Congregation and often marvel at how closely our experiences of growing up Jewish in central North Dakota line up – […]

Two Perspectives on ‘October 8’ Documentary

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Like most major world events, you probably know where you were, what you were doing and who you were with when you learned about the terrorist attacks on the Nova […]

Purim – It’s Not What it Seems

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Like Tu b’Shvat, which I wrote about last month, Purim also suffers from the image of being a pediatric holiday. Purim is fun. We give and get gifts of food, […]