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Struggling With God

The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE.         Struggling With God       Rabbi B, In your videos and podcasts, you don’t exactly tell us what you mean by what you term “the baggage-laden GEE-OH-DEE word.” What do you mean? I don’t […]

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You are not a Jedi

The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE.         No, Katie, you are not a Jedi.   I received the following email from Katie.I’ve changed details (like her real name and any other identifying information).     Rabbi Brian,   I’m having a difficult time with the vice-president

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We shall overcome

The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE.     WE SHALL OVERCOME The gunman. I will not use his name. He has woken in me an eternal truth that comforts me. Some are born with darker skin, gay, or are otherwise categorized outside of “normal,” I

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Disorganized Grief

The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE.   Introduction When anti-Semitic violence occurs, Brian and I are surrounded by lots of love and support. Many non-Jewish friends are horrified and they tell us they have our backs as an interfaith/intercultural family. On Saturday afternoon, a neighbor with tears

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Hope. Delayed.

The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE. A celebration of life and religious service ended with eleven people killed and six wounded. Unimaginable. Unimaginable. Unimaginable. I spent Saturday fluctuating between shock, rage, and utter despair. The word that came most to mind is this: disheartened. I

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Go Over The Line

The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE.     Fuck! I crossed a line. I didn’t need to do that. Really. I didn’t. I didn’t need to put that “bad” word there so big. I didn’t. This is not an article about cursing. Or even about the power of words.

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In the air. Fear.

The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE.       Part One: It's real   The smell of fear In 2008, research scientists at Stony Brook University attached moisture absorbing pads to two different sets of participants to collect their sweat. Treadmill joggers First time skydivers

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