What’s in a beracha (blessing)- by Rabbi Hyim Shafner
In this past Shabbat’s parsha Yaakov blesses his children with unusual blessings. We imagine blessings to be good wishes or promises for the future, here though Yaakov seems to bless his children by...
View ArticleThe Pesach Seder: When we all must become children
“One is obligated to see themselves on the Seder night as if they are actually now leaving Egypt.” -Maimonides “The child at the Seder asks: “Why is this night different from all other nights? On all...
View ArticleThe Gay Child in My Daughter’s First Grade Class
by Maharat Rachel Kohl Finegold It was a parenting moment that came much sooner than I thought it would. My six year-old looked over at me at the dinner table and told me that her teacher had said that...
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