Rabbi Sinensky serves as Rosh Beit Midrash at Kohelet Yeshiva High School in Merion Station, PA. He co-teaches an AP Interdisciplinary course bridging American literature, general philosophy and Jewish thought. The course was recently awarded the inaugural Kohelet Prize in the category of Interdisciplinary Integration.
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News The Jewish muscleman who likely inspired the creators of Superman
(JTA) — With “Superman and Lois,” the newest TV series involving the character, premiering last week on the CW network, it’s a good time to recall that Superman was the 1938 brainchild of Jewish creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Many have suggested that the pair were inspired by their own Jewish backgrounds to create…
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Community What Atticus Finch And Rav Kook Can Teach Us About Fighting Bigotry
For many American Jews, Passover is not only about recalling the history of the Exodus; it is also about internalizing one of its fundamental messages: the importance of battling all forms of discrimination. Indeed, because we were slaves in Egypt, the Torah commands us to heed the plight of society’s outcasts. However, there is another…
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