Author Archives: rabbisteinman

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About rabbisteinman

I am a rabbi living in North America. I was ordained from HUC-JIR. This is my blog.

Women of the Wall

Posted on July 8, 2013 by rabbisteinman

Today is Rosh Chodesh Av. I’m writing this post after attempting to pray at the Kotel (Western Wall) this morning with Women of the Wall, an organization I’ve written about and prayed with many times. (I’m also typing this on … Continue reading →

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Are you ready?

Posted on June 6, 2013 by rabbisteinman

June has arrived. Many anticipate that some time this month (probably on a Monday or any day the last week of the month) the Supreme Court will issue rulings on Proposition 8 and DOMA. Confused about what the possible outcome(s) … Continue reading →

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Dreams do come true

Posted on May 30, 2013 by rabbisteinman

Fleetwood Mac is my favorite band. I always wanted to hear them in concert. Tuesday night I got to! MY DAD loves to repeat the following father/daughter interaction (I think I was a senior in high school): Me: Dad. I … Continue reading →

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Today I am a proud Minnesotan!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by rabbisteinman

The governor is set to sign the bill tomorrow afternoon making Minnesota the 12th state (13 places when you include Washington, DC) where the freedom to marry exists.      

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Waiting for Marriage Equality: A Prayer

Posted on April 18, 2013 by rabbisteinman

My blog post for today can be found here.

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Remember

Posted on April 8, 2013 by rabbisteinman

Today is Yom HaShoah, the day that the world remembers the Holocaust. Below is one of the most powerful images I have ever seen because it describes in a single image what was taken away by the destructive powers of … Continue reading →

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Alef is for Alien

Posted on April 4, 2013 by rabbisteinman

I am very excited to share a new resource for those of you readers who teach, parent, babysit, or ever encounter young people who could/should/would learn Hebrew. My colleague Rabbi Michael Sommer (aka Abba Sababa) has written an awesome book … Continue reading →

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A Waiting Psalm

Posted on April 3, 2013 by rabbisteinman

As we await news from the Supreme Court decision, I’ve prepared a psalm interpretation. You can find it here on the California Faith for Equality blog. Please share! (with appropriate citation)

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Why all the red matters to me

Posted on March 29, 2013 by rabbisteinman

It has been quite a week. For me personally and our country as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in both the Prop 8 and DOMA cases. (You can read my report from DC here)  Oh yeah and it is … Continue reading →

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What did you do for Passover?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by rabbisteinman

It is somewhat difficult to reflect on all that transpired in the last 36 hours. There have been many other times in my life when I felt that my feet were praying, as Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel describes, but this … Continue reading →

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