I first met Mark Katz when he was a very bright and talkative 6-year-old in the First Grade of our Temple Habonim religious school. At that time, his teacher, Donald Solomon, of blessed memory, told …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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4/4/25
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In my column this past January, I wrote about The New York Times columnist David Brooks (b. 8/10/61), who came to the newspaper in September 2003, to replace William Safire as their “designated …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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3/6/25
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In my column last March, “How to be Jewish in the Diaspora,” I made mention of Rabbi Shaul Magid, professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth, whose book, “The Necessity of Exile: …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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2/14/25
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In recent years , I’ve come to appreciate more and more The New York Times columnist David Brooks (b. 8/10/61), who came to the newspaper in September 2003, to replace William Safire as the …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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1/9/25
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I have read and reviewed a number of books by Providence author Mark Binder (also known by his pen name Izzy Abrahmson), but his most recent novel, “The Council of Wise Women” (Light …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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12/8/24
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“Antisemitic? Check. Racist? Check. Nativist? Check. (Let’s set aside sexist and homophobic for the moment.) If you want to subject ‘The Great Gatsby’ to a political purity …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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11/3/24
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I returned to the peaceful community of Barrington on Monday, March 11, 2002, after a roller-coaster ride in Jerusalem – an experience of frightening plunges and magical highs. I was part of a …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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10/8/24
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The second paragraph of our Declaration of Independence begins: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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9/6/24
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My colleague, Rabbi Ronald Kronish, made aliyah to Jerusalem in 1979 and has been there with his family ever since. In 1991 Kronish founded the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI), …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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8/2/24
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Does God need us? Does God need you? Does God need me?
At first glance, these questions seem absurd … if not blasphemous. If God is God – that is to say, if God …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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7/5/24
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