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Tag Archives: holocaust
A Eulogy for Helen Zimm (z”l)
Today, I had the painful honor of burying my dear friend and teacher, Helen Zimm. The experience was made even more painful by the fact that most of Helen’s family and virtually all of her community were not able to … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, current-events, faith, history, holocaust, hope, Jewish holidays, Jewish People, jewish state, love, Passover, personal, religion, society, spirituality, women
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After Charlottesville, Be a Light – Rosh Hashanah 2017
JJ Grey, a contemporary rock and blues singer, once recalled a lesson his grandmother taught him: “you can’t fight darkness, so be a light.” Last month, darkness came to Virginia: An unholy alliance of white supremacists marched on Charlottesville. Just … Continue reading
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Tagged current-events, history, holocaust, Jewish holidays, Jewish thought, justice, peace, philosophy, politics, religion, resistance, rosh hashanah, social justice, society, Trump
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Illumin8: 4th Night – The Audacity of Hope
Rabbi Hugo Gryn, a Holocaust survivor who grew to become a prominent British rabbi, once told a story about the time he shared a barrack in Auschwitz with his father: In spite of the unspeakable horror, oppression and hardship, many Jews held onto what … Continue reading
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Tagged Chanukah, Hanukkah, holidays, holocaust, hope, psychology
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Reflections on a Pilgrimage to Whitwell – Parashat Shemini/Yom Ha-Shoah 2012
This past Sunday and Monday, I accompanied a group of our teens and parents to Whitwell, Tennessee. It was a pilgrimage, of sorts, to visit the Whitwell Middle School Children’s Holocaust Memorial, the culmination of what has become known worldwide … Continue reading
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