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About rabbisteinman

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

Alef is for Alien

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

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

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?

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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A sermon to be heard in all the land

On Friday night I was asked to speak about the freedom to marry at Congregation Kol Ami. My sermon can be found here. I hope others will speak on similar themes in the coming weeks as our nation prepares for … Continue reading

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CF4E Passover Reading

I am thrilled to share California Faith for Equality’s CF4E Passover Reading with you. Please share it with your family and friends AND remember to include it in your seder! Passover Seder Reading Tonight we read, “in every generation each individual … Continue reading

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Having it all

I wrote about having it all, here. Check it out! Thanks Busy Since Birth for the opportunity.

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A radical change

A few weeks ago I wrote about having trouble reading. One of my awesome classmates and colleagues wisely suggested I get my eyes checked. Since I couldn’t exactly remember the last time I had my eyes checked this seemed like … Continue reading

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Books!

Awhile ago I posted about having difficulty reading. Well I’m happy to say something changed! I recently read The Invisible Bridge, Gone Girl and The Art of Fielding. I loved them all and would recommend them. Do you have anything that you’ve read … Continue reading

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Creating Change

  Read about my time at Creating Change here

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