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What if we don’t believe that God exists (but really wish we did)?
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read the introduction to the series, and here to browse the collection. When I embarked in March on a project asking rabbis and…
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5781’s first trend: High Holiday care packages help Jews create shul at home
Amy Cohen knew the package was coming. Her synagogue, New York City’s B’nai Jeshurun, had told her to expect some materials to guide her through this year’s slate of virtual High Holiday offerings. Still, when a stylish linen tote bag bearing the synagogue’s logo arrived at her door, she was “moved to tears.” Inside was…
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Is God felt more easily through music?
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read the introduction to the series. Obviously music can move people. But can it make us feel God is in the room? I’d…
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My wife rejects our faith around her family. Can I make her stop?
From its start in 1906, A Bintel Brief was a pillar of the Forward, helping generations of Jewish immigrants learn how to be American. Now our columnists are helping people navigate the complexities of being Jewish in 2020. Send questions to [email protected]. Dear Bintel, I grew up in an Orthodox community where I went to…
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The loneliness of Jewish theology
For several months, I’ve been interviewing clergy and other Jewish thinkers about God for a series in the Forward called Still Small Voice. Last week, one of those scholars, Dr. Yehudah Kurtzer, turned the tables and interviewed me for his podcast “Identity/Crisis.” Kurtzer, president of Shalom Hartman North America, was one of the 18 scholars…
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Our High Holiday picks: What to watch, read, do while celebrating virtually
When the coronavirus pandemic scuppered all IRL events in March, I expected to feel bored for a few months. I did not expect to experience crippling shame over my inability to keep pace with the slate of virtual events that has sprung up to replace our actual social lives. If you’re anything like me, you’ve…
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It’s Rosh Hashanah! Send this holiday card to the mishpokhe you can’t hug
For more than 500 years, Jews have been sending each other Rosh Hashanah greetings to feel connected, despite the long distances that separated them. Now that coronavirus has made it difficult, again, to gather in person, the Forward invites you to join us in reviving the tradition of sending and receiving these holiday cards —…
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Can we be pious and ambivalent?
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy and scholars tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read the introduction to the series. Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer is a self-described, “kippah-wearing, Shabbat-keeping father of three who teaches Torah for…
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My candlesticks are beautiful, but can I get rid of them?
From its start in 1906, A Bintel Brief was a pillar of the Forward, helping generations of Jewish immigrants learn how to be American. Now our columnists are helping people navigate the complexities of being Jewish in 2020. Send questions to [email protected]. Dear Bintel, I got a beautiful pair of candlesticks for my wedding seven…
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Is God everywhere?
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy and scholars tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read the introduction to the series. Tell me about the God you don’t believe in. That’s the first thing Rabbi Amy…
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Does God love us?
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read the introduction to the series. Does God love you? That sounds like a question that Texas televangelist Joel Osteen would shout out…
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