9 Tips To Make Summer Homecoming Easier
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How to make the re-entry from camp to home less awful for everyone.
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June 15, 2018
When Time Stands Still – A Weekly Letter from Rabbi Davis – June 15, 2018
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Shalom Chaverim, This Shabbat is a special day on the Jewish calendar. It is 3 Tammuz. According to tradition, this was the day when time stood still. In the Book of Joshua, we read a story about the Israelite’s battle against the Amorites. Joshua called for the sun to stand still and it did. These […]
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A Black Panther Bar Mitzvah
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How a Hollywood blockbuster can offer themes that speak to the essence of Bar Mitzvah.
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Chanukah In The Age Of Openness
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Invoking the personal and communal obligation to illuminate the word, he would point out that a little light expels a lot of darkness.
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Discovering A Jewish Past
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Certain family rituals meant much, until they learned they were Jewish.
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Finding Joy In Passover
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We remember dark places and we rise up ready to bring liberation to those who need it.
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When Producer–Consumer Judaism Doesn’t Work
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Judaism is not a performance for some to produce; it’s a home for all to build.
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Hats Off To Mary Tyler Moore
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On my first trip to Minneapolis 17 years ago, I took a short tour of the city. I saw Fishman’s Deli and Byerlys, and driving around Lake of the Isles, my guide pointed out the Mary Tyler Moore house. I have to be honest and say that I was more taken by the frozen lake. […]
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November 11, 2016
How We Talk With Our Kids After The Election
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We navigate nuance, take control of what we can, and find a way forward.
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