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Rosh Hashana Day 1, 5772: Nobody Likes to be Criticized

11/20/2018

 
​When and how should you offer constructive criticism?
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Rosh Hashana Day 2, 5779: Seeing the Whole Picture

9/21/2018

 
​Seeing people in a nuanced manner helps us to simultaneously protect ourselves from being hurt while finding redeeming qualities in those we had previously written off. Yet, our brains are programmed to make sweeping snap judgments about people. How can we fight this tendency and view people in their totality?  
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Rosh Hashana Day 1, 5779: Answering the Unanswerable

9/21/2018

 
​God is all- powerful and good, yet there is injustice. What is the Jewish response to this seemingly unanswerable contradiction between belief and reality?
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Conquering Mindlessness Through “Mindfulness”

8/21/2018

 
​One of today’s most popular buzz words is Mindfulness. Does Mindfulness have any religious value? 
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Rosh Hashana Day 2, 5778: Why did God Fire Elijah the Prophet?

10/19/2017

 
​It has been said that the God of the so called “Old Testament” is a judgmental God. Is that truly the case? 
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Rosh Hashana Day 1, 5778: You too can Practice Medicine!

10/19/2017

 
By performing the Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim (visiting the sick) we can help to physically heal the sick. 
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Science and Synagogue Series, Part 2: Distinguishing the Natural from the Man-Made: How & Why?

6/7/2017

 
​Part two of this series addresses the question of how Judaism distinguishes between the natural and man-made and why these differences are significant. 
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Rosh Hashana Day 2, 5777: The Jewish Candidates

11/6/2016

 
​A record number of Americans are unhappy with the candidates and the harsh tenor of the campaign. Judaism provides us with a model which can foster civil and productive disagreement. 
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Rosh Hashana Day 1, 5777: Why Be Jewish?

11/1/2016

 
​How can a universal God who creates all in his image have a chosen people? What does it mean to be God’s chosen people? 

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Rosh Hashana Day 1, 5776: Should Rabbis Speak About Politics? (The Iran Deal: The Day After)

11/5/2015

 
​What can the prophet Hagi teach us about how we should react to the reality that the proposed deal regarding Iran’s nuclear program will be ratified.
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