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June 5, 2008

Shavuot 5768: Midrash love

When I think of Torah, the first thing that comes to mind is a divine, rigorous system of laws that guides an ethical and holy way of life. The last thing I think about is whimsy and romance

Sex and the column

We passed the time examining everyone\’s shoes and chatting witha 50-year-old mother of five kids who\’d brought her 18-year-old daughter to see the movie

Craving trust

Parshat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89)

The good news is that God acknowledges our quest for certainty, even allowing God\’s holy name to be erased in the Sotah potion to help reconcile this husband and this wife

Free at last!

Last Sunday night in an amphitheatre outside Jerusalem, I had a flash of insight into how to get disaffected Jews excited and involved in Jewish life: Make it free!

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