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We are living in a time when 20th-century Jewish institutions are being challenged by the forces of the 21st century. A speaker at the recent Jewish Futures conference invoked the metaphor of the “brick hitting the cloud.” Participants were implored to smash idols — 20th-century institutions — in the name of reinventing Jewish community. Of […]

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Memorial plaques placed on the walls of synagogues serve as touchstones for the bereaved. But a new website takes those plaques to the next level by not only allowing people to create them in cyberspace but also to write tributes to their loved ones, as well as post pictures and eventually videos. Michael Schimmel, founder […]

Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 8:13 p.m. Torah: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 Havdalah: 9:22 p.m. It is arguable that human beings are the only species that argues, because arguments require sophisticated use of language. Without advanced language, animals are pretty much doomed to ritualized standoffs and downright fighting. We, by contrast, differentiate spats from […]

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