There has been some discussionin the Reform movement lately about social networking, affiliation levels ( Read more... )

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This morning in torah study we talked about this part of Nitzavim ( Read more... )

This Shabbat was my congregation's annual retreat. Another congregant ( Read more... )

Apropos of nothing: today was my 2500th day with my current employer. Wow. Well, what else are wiki calculator plug-ins for? :-)
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Last week I had the chance to study torah with Rabbi Arthur Green and a bunch of other lay people. The week's parsha was Lech L'cha, the beginning of the Avraham story, so we studied that. More specifically, we looked at a passage from B'reishit Rabbah, a midrash collection from somewhere between the third and fifth centuries (common era).
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I've just had one instance too many of thinking I should just write a FAQ, so here goes. If I receive additional questions I'll update this entry.
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This weekend was my congregation's annual Shabbat retreat. I had a ( Read more... )