Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Chukat: How It Feels to be Homeless in the Desert

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This week I will be flying home to visit my family in Sweden. Even as I wrote that last sentence, I paused before typing the word "...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Korach: The Challenge of Feedback Continues

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One of the hardest gifts to receive is critique. We talked about this a few weeks ago , when I wrote that Tochecha , rebuke, is a present th...
Monday, June 13, 2011

Sh'lach Lecha: Getting It Right The First Time

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Sometimes in life, we don't get second chances. It may surprise you that I am saying this, because so often in Judaism we talk about rep...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Beha'alotecha: When Divine Spirits Won't Help You Decide

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This week I am writing my 100th blog post. It's hard to believe that I've already written 100 of these things; it doesn't seem s...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

B'midbar: Learning to Count... In More Ways Than ONE

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On Wednesday night, Cantor Friedrich and I saw a pretty unbelievable game of baseball at Citizens Bank Park. It started out as a Phillies...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Bechukotai: A Tough Gift To Give

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I just want you to know, I think you're doing a terrible job. You're making HUGE mistakes right now, and if you don't change ...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Emor: Raising the Level of Our Humanity

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It ain't easy being an ancient priest. I'm not speaking from personal experience, mind you, but I'm pretty sure I'm right ...
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