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Who knows 611?
In the spirit of Passover when we sing who knows one Monday morning the CCAR conference honored the 610 women who have been ordained since the first, Sally Priesand was ordained in 1972. That makes 611 women rabbis. There are … Continue reading
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CCAR in Boston
I’m blogging from the CCAR convention and on the blog for the conference. You can read one post here, http://wp.me/p2cHFQ-wo. I will continue to cross post, of course!
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Apricot, prune, cherry, poppy or apple?
I’m speaking of hamantashen, the official baked good of Purim. I am a lifelong fan of apricot hamantashen. I enjoy the other fruit flavors listed above, but I will always pick apricot. This, however, proved to be a challenge in … Continue reading
8
On Saturday night the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) hosted and live-streamed a reading of the play, “8”. Featured in the reading were George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jane Lynch, Matt Bomer, Matthew Morrison, Christine Lahti, Jamie Lee Curtis, Martin Sheen, and many more … Continue reading
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A good coach
In the last several months there have been some very disturbing stories about coaches and their abhorrent behaviors. It is hard to remember sometimes that there are a lot of good coaches out there that serve as role models for … Continue reading
Mystery solved!
I have excellent news for those of you who, like me, lost sleep over the case of the missing Machzor. The good news is that my machzor (High Holy Day prayerbook) has been found. The book was missing for two … Continue reading
Let’s go to the movies…
Don’t fall out of your chair. I know. Two posts in two days. Amazing. After watching the SAG awards last night, I realized I have a lot to say about the movies that are in the running for these various … Continue reading
Well hello there
It has been an insanely long time since I wrote a blog post, mostly because I have lots of ideas running through my mind and not enough time to actually write things down. School is occupying the majority of my time right now. In lieu of a formal graduate thesis for this program I am tasked with writing a curriculum guide. Every graduate of the Rhea Hirsch School of Education at HUC-JIR writes this guide on a topic of their choosing for any of the following settings: camp, religious school, adult education or day school. My curriculum guide is about Modern Hebrew poetry for adult learners in the congregational setting. Exciting, right?
A lot of interesting things have been happening in Israel. By ‘interesting’ I mean completely ridiculous and offensive. The political cartoon connected to this post effectively sums up what is going on. If you haven’t seen the flash mob video from Beit Shemesh, you can watch it here.
Looking for a good read?
The Jewish Book Council just released the 2011 winners and finalists in a myriad of categories for their prestigious award. If you are looking for something to read, you might want to start here. Mazal tov to all the authors, … Continue reading
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School days…
Last night I read a fascinating article (posted by someone on Facebook) in The Atlantic about the school system in Finland. As you know, this year I am studying to earn a masters in Jewish education and am doing a … Continue reading
Rabbi Eleanor Steinman 