Rav Mark's Musings

Rav Mark's Musings: Thoughts on Jewish peoplehood, current events, Israel and more...

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Life is About What We Learn along the Way

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Here is my take on this week's Torah portion: V'Etchanan.   Moses pleads with God to be allowed to enter the Land of Israel, but ala...
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

A Year of Thoughtfulness and Forgiveness

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Words can hurt, yet words also have the capacity to heal. For congregational rabbis, this time of year is focused primarily on the power ...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Torah and High-Tech

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I have always been a great lover of all things tech-related. In fact, for much of my college years I vacillated between two career path...
Saturday, April 27, 2019

Enough is Enough: Another Tragic Shooting...

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Only six months have passed since the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. And once again, on a sacred day for...
Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Life is a Journey

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The holiday of Pesach is known by many names.  It is known as the festival of spring, the festival of matza and the festival of freedom. ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

What Would the Maccabees Do Today?

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Before the State of Israel was born, and for much of our history, we Jews were a rather submissive, pacifist people. We endured inquisitio...
Sunday, September 9, 2018

The Days of Awe – It is Never Too Late to Return

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The High Holidays are arriving a bit early this year. At least so rabbis keep hearing. But did you notice that the Holidays never seem to ...
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