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Between the Straits and Up the Mountain
Since the morning quiet of Simchat Torah was shattered by Hamas’s vicious assault the seasons and occasions of the Jewish calendar have doubled as a…
Jul 23
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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Finding G*d in Acts of Goodness
This past Shabbat we hosted a communal Havdalah in our backyard, a chance to come together before the day was completely over and enjoy the wine, spices…
Jul 17
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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Facing the Truth: A Tribute to James Baldwin
As the 100th birthday of James Baldwin is celebrated, one of his most famous phrases will be quoted often.
Jul 12
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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June 2024
Do You Have a Flag?
The brilliant British comedian Suzy Eddie Izzard has a well known routine explaining how Great Britain stole countries with the cunning use of flags.
Jun 9
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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May 2024
The In-Between
The moment when the sun disintegrates, splaying colors across the horizon, it is not yet night but not quite day either. This is the twilight, more…
May 13
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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April 2024
Searching by Candle in a World on Fire
Last night in preparation for the Passover holiday beginning today, we engaged in bedikat chametz, the final search for any leftover leaven and…
Apr 22
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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Thoughts for The Seder This Year
Seeing Ourselves in Captivity
Apr 22
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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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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.
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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Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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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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