Friday, January 16, 2015
Rabbi Sonsino: "Religious" vs. "Observant"
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Rabbi Sonsino Many people say “I am not religious” when they actually mean, “I am not observant.” What is the difference between the two...
Friday, December 12, 2014
Hanukah Was No Miracle
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The traditional explanation of why the festival of Hanukah is celebrated for eight days is based on a Talmudic passage: Oil for one day, ...
Monday, November 3, 2014
The Lies My Religious School Teacher Told Me
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Rabbi Sonsino In the mid 70s, a Canadian-Jewish movie called “The Lies my Father Told Me” became popular. It dealt with the relationship...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
What Prayer Can and Cannot Do
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Rabbi Sonsino Many people turn away from prayer because they realize that it can rarely produce concrete results. Therefore, it is impor...
Friday, October 3, 2014
Rabbi Sonsino: "Against Extremism; Choosing the Middle Road"
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Rabbi Sonsino In confronting daily struggles, some people remain apathetic and ignore them, hoping the problems will go away; others, co...
Monday, September 8, 2014
Rabbi Sonsino: There Is No Perfection
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Rabbi Sonsino Recently I learned that Perfection Valley is a fictional place in Nevada where the ex-silver mining town of Perfection was...
Thursday, July 17, 2014
CJ Kaplan: What My First-Grade Son Taught Me About Art
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This post originally appeared on The Good Men Project After seeing his son’s excitement about Degas, Picasso, and Warhol—CJ Kaplan realiz...
Monday, July 7, 2014
Remarkable People I Have Known: Ina Glasberg of Needham
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Rabbi Sonsino During my congregational rabbinate, I was fortunate to work with dedicated leaders and board members. However, among them ...
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Jai Anguita of Barcelona
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Rabbi Sonsino For the last few years, every summer, my wife, Ines, and I went to Barcelona, Spain, spending from two weeks to a month, i...
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Mezuzah Study by the TBS Kindergarten Enrichment Kids
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What is a Mezuzah?: On Monday, Kindergarten Enrichment kicked off a new inquiry: What is a mezuzah? The children shared their initial ide...
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