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Aug 3, 20240 min read
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Hebrew Union College Saturday morning services
Below is one of the aliyot. According to one of the entering students I sat with at lunch, there are 13 entering Rabbinical students who...
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Aug 1, 20242 min read
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Ein Kerem village
"Ein Kerem is a charming hillside village famed for its centuries-old holy sites. These include the Church of St. John the Baptist,...
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Aug 1, 20241 min read
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Abu Ghosh
During the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and into the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the road to Jerusalem was blocked for Jews, as...
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Aug 1, 20241 min read
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Posing with an Israeli Biker Friend
We saw a small group of Israeli bikers, and I asked if one of them would pose with me. We ate at Bar Bahar Restaurant. "HIgh in the...
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Aug 1, 20241 min read
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Betar Ilit -- A Haredi Yishuv on the other side of the Green Line
On Facebook, Harold mentioned that a small part of Beitar Ilit is within the Green Line. Beitar Illit (Hebrew: בֵּיתָר עִלִּית;...
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Jul 31, 20242 min read
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Tzur Hadassah on the Green Line
On Friday, David and Michelle took me on a tour of the area. Our first stop was Tzur Hadassah which is where David's daughter lives with...
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Jul 31, 20242 min read
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Jul 31, 20240 min read
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Benjamin Sommer on "the Psalms of Crisis"
This was a small seminar in the late afternoon.. The lecturer went through a small number of the Psalms that he calls Psalms of crisis...
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Jul 31, 20241 min read
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Yossi Klein Halevi on Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
This was my favorite lecture of the entire program. Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem....
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Jul 31, 20241 min read
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The Amen Effect by Rabbi Sharon Brous
From one of our country’s most prominent rabbis, an inspiring book about the power of community based on one of her most impactful...
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Jul 31, 20241 min read
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Rabbi Irving "Yitz" Greenberg -- The 3 Great Eras in Jewish History
Rabbi Greenberg addressing our group: "In retrospect, we can see that in all of Jewish history, there have been two grand fusions of...
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Jul 31, 20241 min read
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West Valley temple hosts religious school open house
Submitted photo/Lori Baker Mariane Anderson, religious school director Posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:59 pm Temple Beth Shalom of the...
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Jul 31, 20242 min read
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Jul 30, 20240 min read
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Jul 30, 20240 min read
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Rabbi Alan Alpert of Muskegon, Michigan helps me to find my way to the Hartman Institute
When my GPS went crazy, Alan was there to help me find my way! When Ruth Oppenheimer passed away this past year, we were able to work on...
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Jul 30, 20241 min read
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Israeli Hostages Constantly in the Public Discourse
A tragic aspect of the October 7th Massacres. Many of these captives have been murdered after being kidnapped.
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Jul 30, 20241 min read
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Alex Tseitlin -- Important YouTuber on Jewish History and Thought
See his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@AlexTseitlin He has English as well as Hebrew interviews. Here is an article from the...
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Jul 30, 20245 min read
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My Hosts In Jerusalem -- David and Michelle
David teaches Bible and Michelle is an architect. I have known David for many years. It was a 32 minute walk from their apartment to the...
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Jul 30, 20241 min read
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