History has a unique way of both intruding on and inspiring current events. The recent trip to Israel by Pope Francis and his visit to the gravesite of Theodore Herzl is but one recent example of this phenomenon.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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6/11/14
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For Holocaust survivor Israel Starck, the geographic chasm between Auschwitz and Cedarhurst was experienced last week in his heartfelt Yom HaShoah address to the middle school students at the …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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5/10/16
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Among the most gifted commentators on the Chumash in Israel today is Rabbi Francis Nataf, a longtime associate of the noted Jewish theologian and thinker, Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopez Cardozo of Jerusalem. …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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8/17/16
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The word “legacy” should bring to mind all the greatness and grandeur that any human being would desire in anyone of spiritual authority. Legacy bespeaks of the bequeathing of knowledge, a code of conduct, honesty, and integrity to a posterity that we wish for ourselves and our progeny.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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12/27/12
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As a follow-up to last week’s essay on music and its role in our faith’s observances, consider the following sent to me this week by one of Israel’s leading theologians, Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo, entitled, “The Divine Word Is Deadly, Only A Melody Can Rescue It.”
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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9/10/14
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A legacy that lives on is, to this writer, sure proof as to the legitimacy of that person’s faith and ideological message.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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5/10/12
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by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of May 14, 2010/ 1 Sivan 5770 A holiday that celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments surely deserves literary notice and this week’s essay will be devoted to …
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5/12/10
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With the advent of the Jewish month of Shevat, and Shabbat Shirah, can an early spring be not too far behind? With this warm thought in mind our focus for the next two weeks will be upon several literary works that hopefully will give you a clearer picture concerning the importance that this time of year represents in the Jewish tradition.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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1/27/12
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A legacy is something to be appreciated by all who benefit from a person’s teachings and personal example.
One such person is Rabbi Berel Wein, whose life’s work as a rabbi has …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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1/31/19
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The Legacy of Irving Bunim
By Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of July 17, 2009 / 25 Tammuz 5769
While the popular jingle goes, “Summertime and the living is easy,” for the Jewish people, the …
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7/15/09
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