Is Intermarriage Good for the Jews: A Moment Symposium?

“Moment asks a group of prominent rabbis, community leaders and scholars to weigh in on the debate. Although there are a wide range of strongly held views in this symposium, almost everyone we spoke with agreed on two points: Intermarriage is here to stay, and it is imperative to reach out to and integrate interfaith […]

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Congrats Amichai! Top 50? Nope, Top FIVE!!!

A big bold boundary-pushing mazel tov to Rabbi Amichai, named one of the TOP FIVE most influential, accomplished and interesting American Jews in the annual Forward 50! Check out the article here: The Intermarriage Innovator Asking The Tough Questions We are so proud to stand with Rabbi Amichai as he courageously leads us towards a culture […]

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“Mr. Lau-Lavie’s Genial Pedagogy, Punky Mischief” Thank you NYT for the great article!

My favorite line: “Mr. Lau-Lavie’s eyes light up when he speaks, his tone alternating between genial pedagogy and — in a slightly higher register — punky mischief. “Thank you John Leland and NYT for a sensitive and gracious article this morning on the vision of Storahtelling LabShul. An apt Purim gift with insightful quotes by colleagues and […]

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The Digital Revolution and the Sabbath

The Washington Post ran an article about the tensions between the always-on always-connected nature of the Internet and the ancient tradition of the Sabbath. The cutting edge is at LabShul, a lay-led group that will host 1,000 people at a Tribeca arts center this weekend for Yom Kippur. The entire service will be, as it […]

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