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A Temple For All – Parashat Ki Tissa 5783

Posted on March 12, 2023 by mjknopf

We usually think about human progress as the story of individuals – usually white men, if we’re being honest – that create major breakthroughs or innovations that revolutionize the way the world works: think of Edison and the light bulb, … Continue reading →

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What’s Driving Jews Away From Synagogues? Not Dues, but ‘Membership’

Posted on June 8, 2018 by mjknopf

It is no secret that the traditional synagogue model is showing signs of age: Over the past two decades, membership has declined across the United States, forcing many synagogues to merge and even to close for good. There has been … Continue reading →

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One Community, One Campus: Rosh Hashanah Day 1, 5777

Posted on October 5, 2016 by mjknopf

Of all the enemies our ancestors faced in antiquity, perhaps none were more fearsome than the Assyrians. Around 900 BCE, Assyria began to conquer much of what was at the time the known world. The empire Assyria built stretched from … Continue reading →

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Why Synagogues Matter

Posted on May 7, 2014 by mjknopf

Passover, which began last Monday and continues until Monday night in Israel and Tuesday night in the Diaspora, is a holiday that invites questions. This year, a year in the shadow of the Pew study, which showed only 1/3 of … Continue reading →

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