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Let’s go to the movies…

Posted on January 30, 2012 by rabbisteinman

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 →

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Well hello there

Posted on January 29, 2012 by rabbisteinman

Why 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.

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School days…

Posted on January 2, 2012 by rabbisteinman

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 →

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One of those days

Posted on November 28, 2011 by rabbisteinman

With zero time in it for blogging. So today’s post is about how I don’t have time to write one. Hopefully tomorrow will be different.    

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Hi!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by rabbisteinman

The prompt for today from NaBloPoMO is too intense. I am just writing to say hi. I hope that I didn’t upset anyone with my somewhat aggressive rant. I None of you clearly take my ranting too seriously, or maybe … Continue reading →

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It is raining

Posted on November 4, 2011 by rabbisteinman

In Southern California. Yay! The weather has generally been quite pleasant this fall and the rain is a fantastic thing because it will help saturate the ground in order to prevent any forest fires. Hopefully it won’t rain all weekend … 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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Jerusalem, part 1

Posted on July 20, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I have been in Israel for two weeks. I am almost exclusively spending my time in Jerusalem, and the reason for that is because it is the place that I know best, it feels like home (and I am not … Continue reading →

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Letter from rabbi camp

Posted on July 4, 2011 by rabbisteinman

Dear reader, I arrived at rabbi camp (also known as the Rabbinic Torah Seminar at the Shalom Hartman Institute) in Jerusalem. So far, my bunkmates, also known as the people sitting in the beit Midrash with me, are nice. The … Continue reading →

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What are you reading?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by rabbisteinman

I’ve added something new to the blog! I know. It is so exciting. I’m taking some inspiration from my friend @imabima and keeping a list of the books I’ve read. If you look at the top of the blog in … Continue reading →

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