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A New Season of Prayer
As we mark the new moon of Nisan, I have been thinking about one small but meaningful change that will happen in our liturgy in a few weeks. Near the…
Apr 10
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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February 2024
Sing this Song for Yourself
Award shows of late have become more notable for the criticisms they raise than their own content. This year’s Grammys, while not without any…
Feb 7
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January 2024
The Return of Ten Nominees Written in Stone!!!
For many years I have written a piece connecting the Ten Commandments to the approximately ten movies nominated for an Oscar that year. The movies…
Jan 30
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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The Bloom of Red Flowers
The anemone or calanit is a red flower indigenous to Israel that is one of the first to bloom. Its appearance in the south is one of the harbingers of…
Jan 23
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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Without That Good Man
"On Rabbi Kook Street I walk without this good man--"Jewish Insight is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work…
Jan 15
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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Knowing G*d's Name
The Torah portion Vaera, second in the book of Exodus, is easily confused with Vayera, an earlier section that contains pivotal moments in the life of…
Jan 9
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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December 2023
The Blessing of Chinese Food (and a Movie) on Christmas
There isn’t really a blessing over Chinese food on Christmas, except for the regular ones over eating any dish. And there isn’t one at all for watching…
Dec 25, 2023
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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October 2023
Noah’s Dilemmas and Ours
Lessons for the War against Hamas
Oct 15, 2023
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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September 2023
The Color of the Sky
Reflections on the Twenty-Second Anniversary of the September 11th
Sep 11, 2023
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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Invest the Holiness of this Day with Urgency
An interpretation of the Unetaneh Tokef
Sep 6, 2023
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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August 2023
As Unclear as the Prosthetic Nose on His Face
Bradley Cooper is the driving force behind the movie Maestro which gives the life of musical genius Leonard Bernstein the treatment of a feature length…
Aug 17, 2023
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The Hidden King and the One Who is Revealed:
A Shakespearean Reflection on Elul
Aug 17, 2023
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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