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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).

Monday, May 30, 2022

What Christians Ask Me about Leviticus

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In the yearly cycle of reading the Torah, Jews all over the world have just finished reading Vayikra , the middle book of the Five Books, kn...

Sunday, October 24, 2021

From Text to Tradition: A History of Second Temple & Rabbinic Judaism (Lawrence Schiffman)

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According to Jewish legend, the First Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in 586 BCE and the Second Temple in 70 CE, on the same day of the Je...

Monday, July 5, 2021

Jewish Holy Day Calendar, 2021-22

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Here's a guide to scheduling around the Jewish holy days that I thought you might find useful. I didn't write it, only edited...

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Arguing with God is Sacred (Parshat VaYakhel-Pekudei)

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In this week's parshah, the first one I ever chanted from the Torah scroll, there are two very different ideas about our dialogue with G...

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Did Moses Do the Right Thing? (Parshat Ki Tisa)

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This past week, I have been coming back over and over again to two images: Mookie throwing the trash can through the pizzeria window, in Do ...

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