Author Archives: rabbisteinman

About rabbisteinman

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

Welcome to NaBloPoMo!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I’ve made a spur of the moment decision to participate in NaBloPoMo, National Blog Posting Month and I will do my best to post something daily. It will probably be good for me because I have a tremendous amount of … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to the greatest dad I’ve ever had!

Posted on October 29, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Today is the one and only birthday of MY DAD! Happy birthday! MY DAD is one great guy, as you probably already know. If you don’t know, you should just believe me because about this one, I am completely right. … Continue reading →

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I cried this morning

Posted on October 18, 2011 by rabbisteinman

And it was for a happy reason. I knew that while I was asleep, safe in my bed, Gilad Shalit’s transfer from captivity to freedom (and that is a loaded image and I will get there) took place. I looked … Continue reading →

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Gilad Shalit is freed!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by rabbisteinman

It is not a dream or a fantasy. Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by a terrorist organization on the border with Gaza has been released after 1.940 days he has returned to Israeli soil. ברוך אתה יי אלהינו מלך … Continue reading →

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Lady Gaga, Alan Cumming, and a rabbi walk into a bar…

Posted on October 11, 2011 by rabbisteinman

It might sound like the beginning of a bad joke. Don’t worry, I’m not going to make it. Instead I’ll tell you what else these figures have in common. The month of October has been deemed LGBT history month by … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on October 7, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I have not been feeling the desire to blog so I haven’t been writing. I hope that you understand. I think it is important to blog only when I have something to say and all I really have to say … Continue reading →

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18 years ago I thought the world might be different

Posted on September 14, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Yesterday marked 18 years since Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat met on the White House lawn and signed the Oslo Peace Agreement. 18 years. I remember this day and my own excitement of what this might mean for the Middle … Continue reading →

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I’m worried. The kind where it is hard to sleep.

Posted on September 12, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I wasn’t going to post this yesterday. It didn’t seem right with all of the emotions people were felling about the events of September 11, 2001. I’ve written my own reactions and reflections before. I thought I’d posted them on … Continue reading →

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Go to the movies

Posted on August 31, 2011 by rabbisteinman

This whole blogging while being in school thing is not going very well. I apologize, loyal reader. I would like to pretend that the situation might improve but I want to remain realistic and focused upon my studies so I will … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten and graduate school

Posted on August 15, 2011 by rabbisteinman

This morning I headed out for my first day of graduate school. I realized while I was doing some back to school shopping that graduate school and kindergarten have an awful lot in common. 1. The thermos: sure in kindergarten … Continue reading →