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Comments on Jewish and political topics from a perspective that is progressive, personal, humorous, and humane. My professional blog is Communicate! (www.dennisfischman.com).

Saturday, September 26, 2009

A Yom Kippur Story

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Yom Kippur begins on Sunday night. This story happened, not on Yom Kippur Eve, but instead it happened late one Yom Kippur afternoon in the...

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Labor Day and Day of Rest

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At the alternative service at Temple B’nai Brith yesterday, my friend Marya Axner led in us a reflection on the rhythm of labor and rest i...

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Election Distraction

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Should we end the war in Afghanistan as quick as we can, or possibly send in more troops? Can we provide health care (not just insurance!) ...

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

...and Beyond?

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It would be much easier to dismiss Tisha B'Av from duty on the Jewish calendar and stop mourning the destruction of the Temple if histor...

Monday, September 7, 2009

From Temple to Synagogue...and Beyond? (part II)

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Is Tisha B'Av a day of grief for us, 2000 years after the Roman Empire turned the Temple into a battered, solitary wall? As I started t...

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