Celebrating the T of Transgender, Truth and Thanks – with Yiscah Smith at JTS.

April 28 2015 The big deal about Monday night’s book signing at JTS is that it wasn’t a big deal at all.  Yischa Smith, a Transgender spiritual activist, Jewish educator and former Lubativitch rabbi, taught hasidic texts, shared her astounding life story and read from the memoir she just published – 40 Years in the Wilderness: […]

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Sending Candy to Iran: My new Video for Purim

Today is the Fast of Esther, honoring a heroine’s courage – but tomorrow is the feast celebrating her success and our survival. I will focus on the art of goody-bag exchange for friends and foes alike. (Thanks Bibi! Working on a couple of goody bags for my Iranian friends as well)  Why: Check out my […]

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Deviation as a Blessing in Disguise. Word 43

WORD: A Word a Week from the World’s Best Seller. Follow the Annual Torah Re-Run Series with Amichai Lau-Lavie’s Newest Year-Long Blog. To subscribe via email click here. To listen to the audio version click here.   play Deviate וסרתם Sometimes you gotta deviate from what’s considered kosher to get to where it matters.  There […]

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