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Nov 12, 20215 min read

A Man of Substance

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen I love to get feedback. Even when it is critical. Given the range of human opinions that’s hardly surprising. But...

Nov 12, 20213 min read

Shabbat Vayeytzey

Genesis 29.10- 31.43 - Angels by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Angels figure prominently in Jacob’s life. As he runs away from Esau, he sleeps and...

Nov 5, 20216 min read

Can One Love God?

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The Torah talks a lot about love, love of God, love our neighbors, and love the stranger. But what does love,...

Nov 5, 20213 min read

Shabbat Toldot

Gen 25.19-29.10 A perfect marriage? by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The marriage of Isaac and Rebecca appears on the surface to have been a perfect...

Oct 29, 20215 min read

The Lost World of American Jews

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Irving Howe, in 1976, wrote the “World of Our Fathers”. It pays tribute to the American Jewish world of the...

Oct 29, 20213 min read

Shabbat Hayey Sarah

Genesis Chapter 23-25:18 Say what you mean by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen This week’s Torah reading has a subtle undercurrent of a theme. Never...

Oct 22, 20215 min read

The Last Jew in Afghanistan

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen For several years now Zebulon Simantov, “The last Jew in Afghanistan,” has garnered sympathetic press attention....

Oct 22, 20213 min read

Shabbat Vayera

Genesis 18-22:24 Not Lot by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Lot does not seem to be a very nice person. His uncle (and brother-in-law) Abraham takes...

Oct 15, 20216 min read

Europe’s Hypocrisy

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen It is very rare that I post someone else’s writing. But here is a vital exception. For those who do not already...

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