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It’s Been Weeks Since I Wrote ‘bout My Dad

It’s Been Weeks Since I Wrote ‘bout My Dad

It’s Been Weeks Since I Wrote ‘bout My Dad

Nov 24, 20191 min read

Disruptive Judaism: Will Your Synagogue Be Beit Blockbuster or Kehillat Netflix?

Disruptive Judaism: Will Your Synagogue Be Beit Blockbuster or Kehillat Netflix?

Disruptive Judaism: Will Your Synagogue Be Beit Blockbuster or Kehillat Netflix?

Oct 27, 201910 min read

Seth Front on L'dor Vador: HUC-JIR Interns Positively Influence My Daughter

Seth Front on L'dor Vador: HUC-JIR Interns Positively Influence My Daughter

Seth Front on L'dor Vador: HUC-JIR Interns Positively Influence My Daughter

Oct 27, 20194 min read

Secrets of Sukkot

Secrets of Sukkot

Secrets of Sukkot

Oct 18, 20195 min read

Fires, Shootings, Unfenced Roofs, and Uncovered Pits: Lessons from Torah in the Face of Increasing Danger

Oct 13, 201911 min read

Don’t Wait: Lessons from My Father-in-Law Murray November

Oct 13, 20199 min read

You Won’t Be There these High Holy Days

You Won’t Be There these High Holy Days

You Won’t Be There these High Holy Days

Oct 8, 20192 min read

Lazy Mourning Morning

Lazy Mourning Morning

Lazy Mourning Morning

Oct 8, 20191 min read

A Friend’s Shiva Visit

A Friend’s Shiva Visit

A Friend’s Shiva Visit

Oct 8, 20191 min read

Standing for Kaddish That First Time

Standing for Kaddish That First Time

Standing for Kaddish That First Time

Sep 9, 20192 min read

I Guess. I am. Still. a Mourner. (Thirty days since Dad Died)

I Guess. I am. Still. a Mourner. (Thirty days since Dad Died)

I Guess. I am. Still. a Mourner. (Thirty days since Dad Died)

Sep 9, 20191 min read

Seeking a Minyan in Disneyland (or) Kaddish In a Small World

Seeking a Minyan in Disneyland (or) Kaddish In a Small World

Seeking a Minyan in Disneyland (or) Kaddish In a Small World

Sep 1, 20193 min read

Low Level Sadness, the Mourning Heart’s Guest

Low Level Sadness, the Mourning Heart’s Guest

Low Level Sadness, the Mourning Heart’s Guest

Sep 1, 20191 min read

Shloshim’s Theological Wanderings (or) Asking the Questions I’m Not Ready to Ask

Shloshim’s Theological Wanderings (or) Asking the Questions I’m Not Ready to Ask

Shloshim’s Theological Wanderings (or) Asking the Questions I’m Not Ready to Ask

Sep 1, 20192 min read

Video: What's Mourning Like?

Aug 30, 20191 min read

Video: What to Say to a Mourner

Aug 30, 20191 min read

5 Extra Minutes During Shloshim (An Ode to Not Shaving)

5 Extra Minutes During Shloshim (An Ode to Not Shaving)

5 Extra Minutes During Shloshim (An Ode to Not Shaving)

Aug 28, 20192 min read

The Secret Life of the Mourner

The Secret Life of the Mourner

The Secret Life of the Mourner

Aug 25, 20191 min read

There’s No Poetry During Shloshim

There’s No Poetry During Shloshim

There’s No Poetry During Shloshim

Aug 18, 20191 min read

The Day After Shiva: Excruciatingly Difficult

The Day After Shiva: Excruciatingly Difficult

The Day After Shiva: Excruciatingly Difficult

Aug 18, 20192 min read

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