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Amy Eilberg2020-10-22T11:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/09/28/1245/2020-09-25T17:59:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/09/27/1242/2020-09-25T17:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/09/20/the-test-of-our-generation/2020-09-18T14:47:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/09/19/synagogue-during-covid-and-beyond/2020-09-18T14:45:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/09/18/message-for-rosh-hashanah-evening/2020-09-18T14:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/08/14/the-rabbi-in-the-streets-rabbi-susan-talve-reflects-on-black-lives-matter-and-her-career-in-jewish-social-justice/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/talve.jpgTalveRabbi Susan Talve2020-08-14T16:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/08/02/despair-is-not-a-strategy-ruth-messinger-reflects-on-her-career/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/messinger-300x300-1.jpgmessinger-300x300Ruth Messinger, Global Ambassador and Past President of American Jewish World Service and former Manhattan Borough President. 2020-08-02T04:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/07/10/loving-both-jews-and-judaism-the-life-and-legacy-of-rabbi-louis-jacobs/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cosgrove.jpgcosgroveRabbi Elliot Cosgrove, Park Avenue Synagogue https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/jacobs.jpgjacobsRabbi Louis Jacobs, 1920-20062020-07-10T10:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/06/19/walking-along-jew-street-with-the-late-rabbi-arnold-jacob-wolf/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6a00e5500010e888330105369904a1970c-800wi.gif6a00e5500010e888330105369904a1970c-800wiRabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf, 1924-20082020-06-19T11:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/05/10/subscribe-to-the-my-teacher-podcast/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fullsizeoutput_3dd4.jpegfullsizeoutput_3dd4My Teacher Podcast pilot season drops on May 24. 2020-05-10T14:44:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/04/14/the-phenomenon-of-praying-online/2020-04-17T03:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2020/02/03/three-short-essays-by-matt-eisenfeld-zl-come-to-light/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/matt-in-yeshiva-8600-1-copy-1.jpgMatt in Yeshiva 8600-1 copyMatt Eisenfeld studying in yeshiva, 1993-94.https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/matt-in-yeshiva-8600-1-copy.jpgMatt in Yeshiva 8600-1 copyMatt Eisenfeld studying in yeshiva, 1993-94.2020-02-03T11:42:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2019/10/26/we-are-our-brothers-and-sisters-keepers-remembering-tree-of-life-one-year-later/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/image.jpegimageRabbi Ed Bernstein in front of Tree of Life Synagogue, Dec. 14, 2018https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fullsizeoutput_32b4.jpegfullsizeoutput_32b4https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fullsizeoutput_3853.jpegfullsizeoutput_3853The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 2, 2018. The newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Tree of Life shooting and aftermath. 2019-10-26T18:36:09+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2019/10/09/dont-just-do-something-sit-there-and-other-ways-to-confront-mortality/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_7851.jpgIMG_7851Political activist Ady Barkan is fighting for social justice even as he fights ALS. 2019-10-09T18:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2019/10/08/in-search-of-holy-chutzpah/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fullsizeoutput_39e1.jpegfullsizeoutput_39e1A typical dictionary definition of "chutzpah" might not provide its full array of meanings.2019-10-08T17:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2019/10/01/little-more-than-angels-reflections-on-pittsburgh-and-poway/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/fullsizeoutput_39db.jpegfullsizeoutput_39db2019-10-01T11:30:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2019/09/30/strangers-in-a-strange-new-place/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/fullsizeoutput_39dd.jpegfullsizeoutput_39ddThe exodus from Anatevka, Fiddler on the Roof film, 19712019-09-27T15:50:08+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2019/08/03/the-trauma-of-a-migrant-nation-and-what-to-do-about-it/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_7506.jpgIMG_7506Homestead child detention center (photo by Miami Herald March 31, 2019, https://images.app.goo.gl/22KMEeYni7rPHZ7G6)2019-08-04T14:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2018/09/19/those-who-served-their-time-deserve-a-second-chance/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jewsyeson4-meme_newyearnewvote_000001.jpgJewsYesOn4 meme_NewYearNewVote_0000012018-09-20T02:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2018/09/19/i-like-you-just-the-way-you-are-the-torah-of-mister-rogers/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/mister-rogers.jpgmister rogersMister Rogers teaching "I like you just the way you are" resonates on Yom Kippur. 2018-09-20T02:36:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2018/09/11/dont-wait-for-gods-permission-to-repair-the-world/2018-09-12T18:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2018/09/11/metoo-in-the-new-year/2018-09-12T02:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/06/05/tapping-into-gratitude-as-summer-begins/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sandberg.jpgSandbergFacebook COO Sheryl Sandberg with her husband, the late David Goldberg2017-09-24T20:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/about/2017-07-12T03:08:51+00:00weekly0.6https://rabbiedbernstein.com/2017/04/29/farewell-to-temple-torat-emet-remarks-delivered-april-29-2017/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12794588_10156792723480122_5049290416990195690_n.jpg12794588_10156792723480122_5049290416990195690_nRabbi Edward Bernstein served as Spiritual Leader of Temple Torah/Temple Torat Emet from 2011 to 2017. 2017-07-31T19:01:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2017/03/18/moses-the-mensch-and-moral-imagination/2017-03-19T03:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2017/03/10/remembering-amaleks-oppression-of-us-and-others/2017-03-11T20:45:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2017/03/02/tieblog-happybirthdaydrseuss-behappyitsadar/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_4621.jpgimg_4621Horton the Elephant2017-03-02T13:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2017/02/25/a-free-press-as-the-root-of-democracy-reflections-on-shabbat-shekalim/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/3819608-the-first-amendment-freedom-of-press.gif3819608-the-first-amendment-freedom-of-press2017-02-27T00:56:03+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2017/02/03/a-glimmer-of-hope-in-a-trying-week/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/photo_000001.jpgphoto_000001Muslim and Jewish families unite in protest over Executive Order2017-02-05T01:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/10/02/love-is-a-verb/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rh1-handout_000001.jpgrh1-handout_000001The Torah's three commandments of love2017-01-16T15:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2017/01/11/national-jewish-book-award-finalist-honor-for-rabbi-bernsteins-book/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/13239094_10157190703600122_8838958029487436000_n.jpg13239094_10157190703600122_8838958029487436000_nRabbi Bernstein at the JTS Beit Midrash, May, 20162017-01-13T00:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/10/11/we-matter-confessing-our-goodness-makes-a-difference/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_4273.pngimg_4273Positive confessions 2016-11-01T02:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/10/11/like-dreamers/2016-10-13T18:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/10/02/roadmap-to-reconciliation/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/untitled_000001.jpguntitled_0000012016-10-02T17:20:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/10/01/five-minutes-to-live-30-years-later/2016-10-02T02:05:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/09/25/carpoolkaraoke-for-the-jewishnewyear-happy-5777/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_4158.jpgimg_4158Temple Torat Emet staff sing in the Jewish New Year with #CarpoolKaraoke2016-10-27T12:55:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/09/09/the-legacy-of-justice-louis-d-brandeis/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/brandeisl.jpgbrandeislJustice Louis D. Brandeis2016-09-09T22:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/08/14/remembering-matt-and-sara-on-tisha-bav-2/2016-08-14T12:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/07/20/rabbi-bernstein-interviewed-on-radio-by-rabbi-wayne-dosick/2016-07-21T02:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/07/08/the-void-elie-wiesel-leaves-behind/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/elie-wiesel-1987.jpgElie Wiesel 1987Elie Wiesel spoke at Congregation Rodfei Zedek in Chicago in May, 1987, his first appearance in Chicago after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Ed Bernstein (left) was then the youth group president of the synagogue and his mother, Roberta (right), was the synagogue's executive director. 2016-07-08T17:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/07/01/tieblog-shelach-lecha-ispy-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image17.jpg"I Spy" lots of spies in this week's Torah and Haftarah portions.2016-07-01T17:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/06/17/faces-and-names/2016-06-19T20:23:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/06/03/tieblog-behukotai-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image2.jpgEdvard Munch's "The Scream" evokes the emotions intended by the reading of the "Tochecha" (reproof) Leviticus 26: 14-45.2016-06-03T13:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/05/23/love-finer-than-wine-in-new-york/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3543.jpgIMG_3543Rabbi Ed Bernstein with Arline Duker, May 23, 2016, at the Town & Village Synagogue in New York2016-05-24T03:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/05/13/1037/2016-05-13T18:28:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/05/06/rabbi-ed-bernstein-to-speak-in-new-york/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tv-lftw_000001.jpgT&V LFTW_000001Rabbi Ed Bernstein will speak about "Love Finer Than Wine" at the Town & Village Synagogue in New York on Monday, May 23, 7:00 PM. 2016-05-06T21:52:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/05/06/tieblog-ahareimot/2016-05-06T21:37:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/04/26/passover-study-sheets/2016-04-26T14:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/04/19/love-finer-than-wine-in-jewish-ledger/2016-04-19T22:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/03/31/tieblog-shemini-3/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image.jpgNadav and Avihu play with "strange fire" in Parashat Shemini."2016-03-31T23:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/03/25/joy-and-sorrow-hope-and-fear/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/brussels-gettyimages-516963332.jpgBrussels GettyImages-516963332A memorial in Brussels for victims of March 22 terrorist attacks.2016-03-28T13:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/03/23/tieblog-purim-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image31.jpgPlaying dice is a game of chance--much like Haman drawing lots in the book of Esther to determine the date on which he was to kill the Jews of Persia.2016-03-23T16:20:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/03/21/taylorforce-died-too-young-but-his-spirit-will-live/2016-03-21T17:01:21+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/03/18/remembering-what-were-here-after/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/trump-1-ap-759.jpgtrump-1-ap-759A Sikh protester is removed from a Trump rally.2016-03-18T19:53:53+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/03/11/tieblog-pekudei-2/2016-03-11T17:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/03/04/open-farooks-iphone/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/farook-fbi-iphone1.jpgfarook-fbi-iphone1The unlocking of Syed Farook's iPhone is the supbject of dispute between FBI and Apple.2016-03-06T16:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/03/04/tieblog-shekalim-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image3.jpgOn Shabbat Shekalim, the half-shekels collected from each Israelite eventually add up to real money to support the Mishkan.2016-03-04T17:10:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/02/24/lovefinerthanwine-in-the-forward/2016-02-25T02:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/02/18/coverage-of-love-finer-than-wine-in-clevejn/2016-02-18T22:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/02/07/when-the-plumbers-stop-societys-moral-leaks/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elite-daily-flint-michigan-water-crisis-twitter.pngelite-daily-flint-michigan-water-crisis-twitterLead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan has had dire consequences for its 100,000 residents. 2016-02-07T19:02:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/02/04/lovefinerthanwine-now-published/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/lftw-cover.jpgLFTW coverLove Finer Than Wine Edited by Edward C. Bernstein Foreword by Mike Kelly, author of The Bus on Jaffa Road2016-02-04T17:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/01/29/the-sound-of-the-aleph-remembering-the-challenger/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/challenger_flight_51-l_crew.jpgChallenger_flight_51-l_crewRemember the Challenger2016-01-29T21:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/01/15/984/2016-01-15T17:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2016/01/08/tieblog-vaera-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image1.jpg"Frogs here, Frogs there. Frogs were jumping everywhere."2016-01-08T16:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/12/04/may-the-light-be-with-you/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-04-at-11-28-45-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-04 at 11.28.45 AMThe Jedi Rabbi lights the Hanukkah candles. 2015-12-04T16:37:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/12/03/tieblog-vayeshev-ourgang-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image2.jpg"The Little Rascals" get into mischief, and so do the sons of Jacob in this week's Torah portion.2015-12-04T02:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/11/27/tieblog-vayishlah-jacobwrestles/2015-11-27T20:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/11/14/tieblog-vayishlach-jacobwrestling/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image1.jpgJacob wrestlesJacob wrestles with a mysterious being in Parashat Vayishlach and is renamed Yisrael. 2015-11-27T20:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/11/20/tieblog-vayetze-jacobs-ladder-3/2015-11-20T15:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/11/13/prayer-as-a-vehicle-for-change/2015-11-19T12:52:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/11/13/tieblog-toledot-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image6.jpgOften Parashat Toldot corresponds with Thanksgiving. This year, they're a few weeks apart. Nevertheless, the turkeys on this week's tie represent the prominent role of food in the drama of Jacob and Esau.2015-11-13T18:51:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/11/06/tieblog-hayyeisarah-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image4.jpgCamels play a central role in Parashat Hayei Sarah.2015-11-06T13:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/10/30/remembering-rabin-20-years-later/2015-10-30T20:50:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/10/29/tieblog-vayera-thescream/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image2.jpgimageEdvard Munch's "The Scream" evokes the emotions intended by the reading of the "Tochecha" (reproof) Leviticus 26: 14-45.2015-10-30T03:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/10/23/hitlers-war-against-the-jews-is-not-up-for-revision/2015-10-23T19:52:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/10/23/tieblog-lekhlekha/2015-10-23T15:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/10/10/369/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image1.jpgimage2015-10-23T14:49:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/10/15/tieblog-noah/2015-10-16T01:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/10/02/tieblog-noahsark/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image.jpgimageNoah's Ark 2015-10-16T01:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/10/08/tieblog-beresheet/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image.jpegimageIt all starts here...2015-10-09T00:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/10/04/tapping-into-adam-ii-on-shemini-atzeret/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nobel-peace-prize-medal.jpgnobel-peace-prize-medalAlfred Nobel created the Nobel Prize so that he would be remembered for something other than the inventor of dynamite. 2015-10-04T15:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/09/22/one-people-one-heart/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/american-jews_82115_539_332_c1.jpgAmerican-Jews_82115_539_332_c1The America Jewish community has been deeply divided over the merits of the recents nuclear accords signed with Iran. 2015-09-30T01:53:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/09/26/tieblog-sukkot-etrogandlulav-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image1.jpgThe four species that are brought together on Sukkot, as described in Leviticus, 23:40.2015-09-27T02:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/09/22/fears-goals-and-trade-offs-the-makings-of-a-meaningful-conversation/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/atul-gawande.jpegAtul Gawande author of 'Being Mortal'Author and surgeon Dr. Atul Gawande's prescription for a meaningful conversation with loved ones consists of three questions: What are your fears? What are your goals? What trade-offs are you willing to make?2015-09-22T16:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/09/16/my-piece-of-koufaxabilia/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image.jpgimageThis profile of this wondrous gift of a personalized autographed baseball from Sandy Koufax appeared in the Cleveland Jewish News JStyle Magazine, Novemeber, 2007. 2015-09-18T01:22:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/09/16/wearetoratemet/2015-09-16T18:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/09/13/all-alone-with-one-more-chapter-to-write-rosh-hashanah-day-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/what-pet-should-i-get.jpgwhat pet should I get"What Pet Should I Get?" by Dr. Seuss was just published this summer, nearly a quarter-century after the author's death. 2015-09-13T17:52:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/09/13/from-tears-of-anguish-to-tears-of-joy-rosh-hashanah-day-1/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/flores.jpgFloresMets infielder Wilmer Flores wept publicly during a game upon hearing that he may have been traded. His emotion struck a chord for the common fear of vulnerability we all share. 2015-09-13T17:25:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/09/11/tieblog-nitzavim-vayelekh/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image4.jpg"It is not in heaven" (Deuteronomy 30:12)2015-09-11T12:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/09/04/tieblog-ki-tavo-3/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image3.jpgA cornucopia of fruit, reminiscent of the Bikkurim/first fruits2015-09-04T15:01:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/08/28/remembering-one-hurricane-while-preparing-for-another/2015-08-31T14:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/08/27/tieblog-ki-tetze-3/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image2.jpg"When you go out to war..." (Deut. 21:10)2015-08-28T02:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/08/21/903/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5862-1.jpg5862-1Slips of paper with reminders for a healthier mindset2015-08-21T17:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/08/20/tieblog-shofetim-3/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image1.jpgThe scales of justice2015-08-21T02:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/08/13/tieblog-reeh-3/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image3.jpgParashat Re'eh--Look and see2015-08-14T01:06:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/08/07/gratitude-in-response-to-complacency-and-despair/2015-08-07T18:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/08/06/tieblog-ekev/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image.jpgMoses breaking tablets2015-08-07T02:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/07/31/comfort-as-an-action/2015-07-31T20:50:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/07/31/tieblog-vaetchanan-shabbat-nachamu-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image12.jpgThe Ten Commandments are read three times a year, including this week.2015-07-31T13:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/07/30/open-letter-to-the-voice-of-formerly-affiliated-seniors/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/letter-writing-clip-art-7450831.jpgletter-writing-clip-art-745083https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/letter-writing-clip-art-745083-e1438274861431.jpgletter-writing-clip-art-7450832015-07-30T17:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/07/24/remembering-matt-and-sara-on-tisha-bav/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_26331.jpgIMG_2633https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2641.jpgIMG_2641https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2638.jpgIMG_2638Rabbi Ed Bernstein transcribing handwritten sections of Memorial Volume (Photo by Rabbi Hillel Norry at Ramah Darom, June, 2015). https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2637.jpgIMG_2637The Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker Memorial Volume, a collection of their writings, on display in the JTS Beit Midrash. https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_2635.jpgIMG_2635Campers at Ramah Darom examine the Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker Memorial Volume, June, 2015.2015-07-26T02:43:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/07/24/tieblog-devarim-3/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image1.jpgimage2015-07-24T14:25:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/07/18/the-power-of-words/2015-07-19T03:21:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/07/16/tieblog-matot-masei/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image.jpgJourneys around the world2015-07-17T02:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/07/10/868/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image4.jpgimage2015-07-10T13:58:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/07/03/tieblog-balak-balaamandtalkingdonkey-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image3.jpgShrek and his talking donkey friend are reminiscent of Balaam and the talking donkey.2015-07-03T13:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/06/26/tieblog-hukkat-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image5.jpgThe Red Chicago Bulls logo is reminiscent of the Red Heifer in Parashat Hukkat.2015-06-26T12:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/06/04/tieblog-behaalotekha-3/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image16.jpgParashat Behaalotekha begins with instructions to Aaron to light the Menorah.2015-06-05T00:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/28/tieblog-naso-the-hair-of-the-nazirite-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image15.jpgimage2015-05-29T01:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/22/shavuot-memorial-day-and-my-personal-link-to-v-e-day/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image3.jpgimageMy grandfather, Sam Lesner, during World War II.2015-05-22T21:12:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/22/tieblog-bemidbar-numbers-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image8.jpgThe Book of Numbers2015-05-22T14:24:09+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/15/look-for-the-helpers/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/amtrak.jpgAmtrakAmtrak derailment, 5/12/15 (Photo from NY Daily News). 2015-05-16T18:22:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/14/tieblog-behar-behukotai-proclaim-liberty-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image11.jpgimagehttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image2.jpgimage2015-05-15T01:59:08+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/08/sanctifying-the-divine-name-through-chocolate-and-coffee-thoughts-for-fair-trade-shabbat/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cocoabeans-300x214.jpgCocoaBeans-300x214Fresh cocoa beans2015-05-08T17:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/08/tieblog-emor-countingtheomer-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image5.jpgCounting the Omer2015-05-08T14:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/05/rabbi-ed-bernstein-plays-guitar/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image1.jpgimageRabbi Ed Bernstein plays guitar in public for first time. https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image.jpgimageRabbi Ed Bernstein plays guitar in public for first time. 2015-05-06T00:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/01/the-real-magic-of-harry-potter/2015-05-03T01:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/05/01/tieblog-kedoshim-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image41.jpg"Love your neighbor as yourself." (Lev. 19:18)"Love your neighbor as yourself." (Lev. 19:18)2015-05-01T15:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/04/17/811/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image1.jpgPope Francis on ArmeniaWith Armenian Church leader Catholicos Aram I on April 12, 2015, Pope Francis referred to the World War I-era mass slaughter of Armenian Christians by Ottoman Turks as "the first genocide of the twentieth century."2015-05-01T13:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/04/24/tieblog-parashat-tazria-metzora-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image2.jpgimage2015-04-24T14:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/04/17/tieblog-shemini-2/2016-03-31T23:59:48+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/04/09/remembering-lincoln-remembering-our-loved-ones/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lincolns-second-inaugural.jpgLincoln's Second InauguralLincoln delivering Second Inaugural Address2015-04-09T21:59:21+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/04/09/four-children-at-the-table-what-a-concept/2015-04-09T14:14:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/04/09/tieblog-pesah-matzah-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image.jpgSeven days shall you eat unleavened bread; the first day you shall put away leaven out of your houses; for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. (Exodus 12:15).2015-04-09T14:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/03/27/tieblog-tzav-2/2015-03-27T14:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/03/20/tieblog-vayikra-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image.jpgSacrificial lambs2015-03-20T14:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/03/13/the-finer-details-of-community-building/2015-03-13T20:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/02/27/tieblog-tetzave-tashbetz-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image11.jpgCrossword puzzle is Tashbetz in Hebrew.2015-02-27T19:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/02/20/tieblog-terumah-menorah-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image16.jpgThe Menorah2015-02-20T13:02:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/02/15/787/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image2.jpgimageElliott Fagin, Z"L, (1943-2015) was the Ritual Director of Temple Torat Emet. Here he is reading Megillat Esther on Purim in 2013. 2015-02-16T04:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/02/13/brian-williams-bob-simon-and-the-role-of-journalism/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image.jpgimageThe untimely passing of Bob Simon and recollection of his legacy, contrasts with the controversy of Brian Williams. 2015-02-13T20:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/02/13/tieblog-mishpatim-3/2015-02-13T15:50:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/02/06/why-i-wrote-the-roar-of-the-cat-rabbi/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jts-keeping-faith.jpgJTS Keeping FaithJTS hosted a panel discussion on "Keeping Faith in Rabbis," Feb. 2, 2015. L to R, Rabbi Ed Bernstein, Rabbi Hayim Herring, Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Barbara Wiston, Jay Wiston, Carolyn Kantor, Rabbi Danielle Upbin2015-02-07T18:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/02/05/tieblog-yitro-tencommandments-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image12.jpgThe Ten Commandments2015-02-06T03:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/01/30/tieblog-beshalah-shabbatshirah-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image21.jpgShabbat Shirah/Sabbath of Song2015-01-30T21:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/01/22/tieblog-bo-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image.jpg"They shall eat [the Paschal lamb] roasted over fire with matzah and bitter herbs" (Exodus 12:8).2015-01-23T02:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/01/16/tieblog-vaera/2016-01-08T16:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/01/09/we-are-our-brothers-and-sisters-keepers/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/brothers.jpgbrothers"Am I my brother's keeper?" (Gen. 4: 9) The Torah turns Cain's protestation into the essence of Judaism. 2015-01-09T20:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/01/09/tieblog-shemot-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image2.jpg"And the bush was not consumed" (3: 2).2015-01-09T16:45:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2015/01/02/tieblog-vayehi-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image1.jpgEgyptian-themed tie2015-01-02T14:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/12/26/tieblog-vayigash-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image4.jpgThe Lion of Judah2014-12-26T16:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/12/19/discovering-the-miraculous-in-our-actions/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image3.jpgSchulweisRabbi Harold Schulweis, z"l, contributed to the recently published "Keeping Faith in Rabbis." He died December 18, 2014, at the age of 89. 2014-12-19T21:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/12/19/tieblog-shabbathanukkah-mikketz/2014-12-19T17:06:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/12/14/chanukahopensdoors-parody/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image2.jpgChanukah Opens DoorsChanukah Opens Doors2014-12-15T17:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/12/05/from-fear-to-trust/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rabbis-re-eric-garner.jpgRabbis in New York protesting non-indictment of NYPD officer implicated in Eric Garner deathRabbis in New York protesting non-indictment of NYPD officer implicated in Eric Garner death2014-12-07T01:23:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/12/05/the-roar-of-the-cat-rabbi-now-online/2014-12-21T14:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/12/05/tieblog-vayishlach-jacobwrestling-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image11.jpgJacob wrestles with a mysterious being in Parashat Vayishlach and is renamed Yisrael.Jacob wrestles with a mysterious being in Parashat Vayishlach and is renamed Yisrael.2014-12-05T13:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/12/02/an-essay-in-keeping-faith-in-rabbis/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image1.jpgimagehttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image.jpgKeeping Faith in Rabbis"Keeping Faith in Rabbis: A Community Conversation on Rabbinical Education," edited by Rabbi Hayim Herring and Ellie Roscher, launched on December 1. 2014-12-04T20:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/11/28/tieblog-vayetze-jacobs-ladder-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image1.jpgJacob's Ladder2014-11-28T22:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/11/21/tieblog-toledot-2014/2014-11-21T19:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/11/14/a-true-hero/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/payton-at-auto-show.jpgPayton at Auto ShowWalter Payton (1953-1999) meeting fans at the Chicago Auto Show. 2014-11-17T02:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/11/06/tieblog-vayera-thescream-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image2.jpgEdvard Munch's "The Scream" has multiple connections to Parashat Vayera.2014-11-07T01:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/11/04/the-sorry-button-in-memory-of-car-talks-tom-magliozzi/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image.jpgTom MagliozziHalf of NPR's "Car Talk" duo, Tom Magliozzi, 1937-20142014-11-05T15:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/10/24/nothing-but-the-truth/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ben-bradlee-woodward-bernstein-570x384.pngBen-Bradlee-Woodward-Bernstein-570x384Ben Bradlee (right) with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein2014-10-25T23:21:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/10/24/tieblog-noahsark-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image2.jpgNoah's Ark2014-10-24T14:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/10/07/tieblog-sukkot-etrogandlulav/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image1.jpgLulav and EtrogThe four species that are brought together on Sukkot, as described in Leviticus, 23:40. 2015-09-27T02:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/10/15/returning-to-jaffa-road/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kelly-book.jpgKelly bookhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/matt-and-sara-pic.jpgMatt and Sara picMatt Eisenfeld and Sara Duker, of blessed memory, who died February 25, 19962014-10-17T10:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/09/28/drawing-hope-from-the-depths-of-despair-rosh-hashanah-message-september-25-2014/2014-10-08T14:27:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/10/04/just-one-more-song/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/williams-wasser-composite.jpgWilliams Wasser compositeRobin Williams (1951-2014) as "Mork" (circa 1980) and Rabbi Joel Wasser (1963-2014) on steps of Philadelphia Museum of Art (1987).2014-10-07T21:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/10/02/tieblog-yomkippur-5775/2014-10-03T02:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/10/01/a-relationship-worksheet-for-yom-kippur/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image.jpgRelationship WorksheetThis Yom Kippur, reflect on relationships that are important to you. Complete each sentence and share them in person with people important to you. 2014-10-01T21:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/09/28/our-communal-mulligan-rosh-hashanah-first-night-september-24-2014/2014-10-01T11:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/09/22/tieblog-rosh-hashanah-2/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shofar-tie.jpgshofar tieGive heed to the sound of the shofar.2014-09-22T14:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/09/18/636/2015-09-11T12:52:27+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/09/18/take-the-ttshofarchallenge/2014-09-19T03:40:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/09/14/a-fixer-upper-shabbat-byachad-september-20/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image.jpgShabbat B'YachadMake the last Shabbat of 5774 a "fixer-upper" opportunity for 5775. 2014-09-14T15:52:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/09/12/tieblog-ki-tavo-2/2015-09-04T15:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/09/05/zakhor-the-meaning-of-steven-sotloffs-death/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sotloff.jpgsotloffSteven Sotloff, 1983-20142014-09-05T21:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/09/04/tieblog-ki-tetze-2/2015-08-28T02:08:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/08/28/tieblog-shofetim-2/2014-08-28T16:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/08/22/tieblog-reeh-2/2015-08-14T01:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/08/14/611/2015-08-07T02:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/08/15/to-walk-in-gods-ways/2014-08-15T20:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/08/08/tieblog-vaetchanan-shabbat-nachamu/2015-07-31T13:20:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/08/01/jewish-people-at-war-without-and-within/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/max-steinberg.jpgMax SteinbergMax Steinberg, z"l, an American immigrant to Israel who served in the IDF and fell in Gaza. An alumnus of Taglit-Birthright, pundits have ascribed partial blame to Birthright for his death. 2014-08-01T19:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/08/01/tieblog-devarim-2/2014-08-01T14:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/07/24/tieblog-masei/2014-07-25T03:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/07/18/tieblog-matot/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image.jpgimageOn a Mission from God2014-07-18T21:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/07/10/591/2014-07-18T15:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/07/18/244/2014-07-15T15:03:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/07/04/tieblog-balak-balaamandtalkingdonkey/2015-07-03T13:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/06/27/586/2015-06-26T12:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/06/17/tieblog-korach-rebelwithoutacause/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image.jpgJames DeanJames Dean was not the original "Rebel Without a Cause;" he inherited the mantle from Korach. 2014-06-18T02:56:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/06/12/tieblog-shelach-lecha-ispy/2016-07-01T17:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/06/12/call-to-pcusa-to-reject-zionism-unsettled/2014-06-13T00:39:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/06/11/pcusa-must-reject-biased-anti-zionist-and-anti-jewish-pamphlet-at-upcoming-ga/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/caesraeaisraelflag1.jpgCaesraea+Israel+flag12014-06-11T17:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/06/06/youre-not-special/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/110612_you_are_not_special_t.jpg110612_you_are_not_special_tDavid McCullough, Jr.'s commencement address in 2012 in which he told high school seniors, "You Are Not Special."2014-06-06T17:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/06/06/tieblog-behaalotekha-2/2015-06-05T00:10:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/06/03/shavuot-yizkor-and-d-day/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/launch_wwtwo_map_d_day.jpglaunch_wwtwo_map_d_dayD-Day, June 6, 19442014-06-03T20:42:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/tieblog-naso/2014-05-30T16:17:34+00:00weekly0.6https://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/05/23/tieblog-bemidbar-numbers/2015-05-22T14:24:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/05/16/tieblog-behukotai/2016-06-03T13:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/05/09/who-speaks-for-the-american-jewish-community/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/10301302_744846005535872_1941874177825826614_n-1.jpg10301302_744846005535872_1941874177825826614_n (1)Tally of votes in J Street's failed bid to join Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations2014-05-11T04:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/05/09/tieblog-behar/2014-05-09T16:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/05/02/a-tale-of-two-jews-lessons-we-can-learn-from-the-donald-sterling-affair/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/reaction-to-donald-sterling-ban.jpgreaction-to-donald-sterling-banhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/donald-sterling-social-media.jpgdonald-sterling-social-media2014-05-04T01:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/05/01/tieblog-emor-countingtheomer/2015-05-08T14:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/04/25/tieblog-kedoshim/2015-05-01T14:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/04/18/tieblog-pesah-matzah/2015-04-09T14:00:31+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/04/14/tieblog-pesah/2014-04-14T16:12:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/04/11/tieblog-aharei-mot/2014-04-11T21:22:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/04/04/tieblog-metzora/2014-04-04T16:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/03/28/526/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/relational-judaism.jpgRelational JudaismDr. Ron Wolfson, author of "Relational Judaism," will be at Temple Torah April 4-6.2014-03-30T01:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/03/27/tieblog-tazria-pg-13/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image5.jpgSwimming spermSperm racing to fertilize the egg so that a woman will "Tazria," conceive.2014-03-27T15:52:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/03/21/tieblog-shemini/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image4.jpgCows--kosher animalsCows have split hooves and chew their cud, the two main criteria for animals to be fit for Jews to eat, according to Leviticus. 2014-03-21T19:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/03/14/513/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rs_560x310-140313093412-1024-2malaysia-airlines-flight-370-ls-31314_copy.jpgCHINA-VIETNAM-MALAYSIA-MALAYSIAAIRLINES-TRANSPORT-ACCIDENTMemorial to Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.2014-03-14T20:13:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/03/14/tieblog-purim/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image3.jpgA Game of ChancePlaying dice is a game of chance--much like Haman drawing lots in the book of Esther to determine the date on which he was to kill the Jews of Persia. 2016-03-23T16:20:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/03/13/tieblog-tzav/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image2.jpgEternal FlameThe eternal flame 2014-03-14T03:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/03/07/feeling-gods-presence-in-vayikra-and-in-life/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image1.jpgimageSurvey of distribution of strands of Biblical authorship through first four books of Torah. Deuteronomy is from an independent source. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Documentary_Hypothesis_Sources_Distribution_English.png2014-03-07T21:47:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/03/07/tieblog-vayikra/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image.jpgimageSacrificial lambs2015-03-20T14:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/02/28/alice-herz-sommer-an-inspiration-across-generations/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/aliceherzsommerthetimes.jpgAliceHerzSommerTheTimesAlice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest pianist and world's oldest Holocaust survivor, died at 110.2014-02-28T21:32:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/02/28/tieblog-shekalim/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image3.jpgMoney tieOn Shabbat Shekalim, the half-shekels collected from each Israelite eventually add up to real money to support the Mishkan. 2016-03-04T17:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/02/27/tieblog-pekudei/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image2.jpgWright Brothers planeWilber and Orville Wright's design for their "flying machine"2014-02-28T02:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/02/07/tieblog-tetzave-tashbetz/2015-02-27T19:59:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/02/20/tieblog-vayakhel/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image1.jpgimageThe symbols of Shabbat 2014-02-21T02:06:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/02/14/all-the-worlds-a-stage-mosess-dramatic-flair-in-smashing-the-tablets/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/moses-breaking-tablets.jpgMoses breaking tabletsMoses breaking tablets (Rembrandt)2014-02-14T21:14:32+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/02/14/tieblog-valentine/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image.jpgimageA tie of love2014-02-14T12:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/02/13/tieblog-ki-tissa/2014-02-14T03:49:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/01/31/tieblog-terumah-menorah/2015-02-20T13:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/01/24/two-opposing-giants-who-are-both-right/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image4.jpgimageDeparted Israeli leaders, Ariel Sharon (l) and Shulamit Aloni (r)2014-01-24T21:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/01/23/tieblog-mishpatim/2015-02-13T15:39:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/01/17/tieblog-yitro-tencommandments/2015-02-06T03:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/01/16/456/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image3.jpgTreesCelebrating trees on Tu B'Shevat2014-01-16T18:29:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/01/10/tieblog-beshalah-shabbatshirah/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image2.jpgShabbat Shirah/Sabbath of SongShabbat Shirah/Sabbath of Song2015-01-30T21:01:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2014/01/03/tieblog-bo/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image1.jpgFrogs"Frogs here, Frogs there. Frogs were jumping everywhere."https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image.jpgimage15 Seven days shall you eat unleavened bread; the first day you shall put away leaven out of your houses; for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. (Exodus 12:15).2015-01-23T02:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/12/20/tieblog-shemot/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image2.jpgimage"And the bush was not consumed" (3: 2).2015-01-09T16:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/12/13/vayehi-one-year-after-newtown-affirming-life-in-the-face-of-death/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sandyhookvictims.pngsandyhookvictimsSandy Hook victims2013-12-13T21:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/12/12/tieblog-vayehi/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image1.jpgimageEgyptian-themed tie2015-01-02T14:51:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/11/22/418/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image3.jpgimagePresident Abraham Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy2013-12-13T02:39:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/11/26/423/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image4.jpgimageDreidel tie for Hanukkah2013-12-13T02:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/12/06/truth-and-reconciliation-a-link-through-the-ages-from-joseph-to-mandela/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/nelson-mandela-009-602x401.jpgNelson-Mandela-009-602x401Nelson Mandela, 1918-20132013-12-06T20:18:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/12/06/tieblog-vayigash/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image.jpgimageThe Lion of Judah2014-12-26T16:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/11/21/tieblog-vayeshev-ourgang/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image2.jpgimage"The Little Rascals" get into mischief, and so do the sons of Jacob in this week's Torah portion. 2015-12-04T02:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/11/08/vayetzekristallnacht/2013-11-08T21:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/11/07/tieblog-vayetze-jacobs-ladder/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image.jpgimageJacob's Ladder2014-11-28T15:04:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/11/01/blessingasagentforchange/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/isaac-blessing-jacob.jpgIsaac Blessing Jacob2013-11-01T19:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/10/31/tieblog-toledot/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image6.jpgimageOften Parashat Toldot corresponds with Thanksgiving. The turkeys on this week's tie represent the prominent role of food in the drama of Jacob and Esau. 2015-11-13T18:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/10/23/tieblog-hayyeisarah/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image4.jpgimageCamels play a central role in Parashat Hayei Sarah. https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image3.jpgimageCamels play a central role in Parashat Hayyei Sarah. 2015-11-06T13:59:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/10/18/pews-call-to-action/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/uscj-awards.jpgUSCJ AWARDSTemple Torah of West Boynton Beach received two awards at the USCJ conference in Baltimore: commendations for Wiston Family Torah Tots social action programming and Temple Torah's new Shabbat With A Twist Siddur (l to r: Wilma Turk, Cantor Zachary Mondrow and Rabbi Edward Bernstein).2013-10-18T19:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/10/11/heroes-and-their-tragic-flaws-remembering-rav-ovadiah-yosef/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ovadiah-yosef.jpgovadiah yosefRav Ovadiah Yosef, preeminent leader of Sephardic Jewry, died on October 7.2013-10-13T12:34:57+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/10/04/finding-the-balance-between-individual-and-community/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/us-capitol.jpgUS CapitolThe US Capitol2013-10-06T01:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/10/02/rabbi-bernsteins-introduction-to-talmud-tractate-brakhot/2013-10-02T14:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/28/extrovert-or-introvert-channeling-the-personalities-of-the-jewish-holidays/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image6.jpgimage"Quiet," the best seller by Susan Cain2014-02-19T00:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/25/tieblog-simhattorah-and-beresheet/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image5.jpgimageOn Simhat Torah we celebrate our completion of the Torah reading cycle, and we begin again--from the beginning. 2013-09-25T17:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/24/342/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image4.jpgSukkot Tie-Be joyful"And you shall rejoice on your festival...and you should be especially happy."2013-09-25T16:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/18/rabbi-bernsteins-youtube-videos-on-sukkot/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image3.jpgimage2013-09-18T19:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/18/333/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image2.jpgimageCorn stalks represent the fall harvest, and they can also be used for skhakh, the roof of the Sukkah.2013-09-18T13:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/15/writing-the-next-act-on-yom-kippur/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image1.jpgsam lesner, julie andrews and others on set of Sound of MusicSam Lesner, my grandfather, had a storied career as the film and entertainment critic for the Chicago Daily News. Here he is (seated on right in checkered blazer) with other reporters interviewing Julie Andrews in Austria on the set of "The Sound of Music." Sam began his career by reviewing the Yiddish Theater.https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sam-julie-andrews-and-others-on-set-of-sound-of-music.jpgsam lesner, julie andrews and others on set of Sound of MusicSam Lesner, my grandfather, had a storied career as the film and entertainment critic for the Chicago Daily News. Here he is (seated on right in checkered blazer) with other reporters interviewing Julie Andrews in Austria on the set of "The Sound of Music." Sam began his career by reviewing the Yiddish Theater.2013-09-17T12:16:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/15/israel-the-people-who-struggle-with-god-and-one-another/2013-10-31T11:48:06+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/11/tieblog-yomkippur-goats/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image.jpgimageGoats sacrificed on Yom Kippur2013-09-11T22:39:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/07/living-a-life-that-matters-through-a-growth-mindset/2013-09-08T02:36:42+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/07/living-a-life-that-matters-through-selective-memory/2013-09-08T02:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/07/the-most-precious-thing-in-the-world/2015-08-17T05:24:46+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/09/04/tieblog-rosh-hashanah/2013-09-04T21:33:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/30/therefore-choose-life-a-response-to-the-syria-crisis/2013-08-30T18:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/29/304/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image4.jpgimage"It is not in heaven" (Deuteronomy 30:12)2013-08-30T03:37:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/23/the-roots-and-the-fruits-of-i-have-a-dream/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/images-1.jpgimages (1)Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivering "I Have a Dream speech, August 28, 19632013-08-23T19:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/21/tieblog-ki-tavo/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image3.jpgimageA cornucopia of fruit, reminiscent of the Bikkurim/first fruits2013-08-23T15:38:52+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/14/tieblog-ki-tetze/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image2.jpgKi Tetze"When you go out to war..." (Deut. 21:10)2013-08-14T19:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/09/israels-aid-to-wounded-syrians-shines-light-in-world-of-indifference/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/israeli-and-syrian-flags.jpgIsraeli and Syrian flagsThe Israel-Syrian border2013-08-09T21:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/07/my-relationship-with-chicagos-baseball-teams-its-complicated/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/34569595.jpg34569595Opening night at Chicago's Wrigley Field, 8/8/88 2013-08-08T03:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/07/tieblog-shofetim/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image1.jpgimageThe scales of justice2015-08-21T02:15:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/05/277/2013-08-05T19:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/08/02/with-great-power-comes-great-responsibility/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image.jpgimageRabbi David Blau (left), new Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel and Pope Francis (right) each have displayed different approaches to the Spider-Man credo, "With great power comes great responsibility."2013-08-02T21:11:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/07/31/tieblog-reeh/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image3.jpgimageParashat Re'eh--Look and see2013-07-31T19:41:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/07/26/in-search-of-personal-and-communal-integrity/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image2.jpgimageRyan Braun (top left) and Anthony Weiner (bottom left) are confronting their personal scandals, while Yeshiva University (right) confronts a communal scandal 2013-07-26T21:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/07/19/teaching-our-children-to-create-a-better-world/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/obama-on-zimmerman-case.jpgObama on Zimmerman casePresident Obama on aftermath of Zimmerman acquittal2013-07-24T20:58:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/07/24/tieblog-eikev/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image.jpgMoses breaking tabletsMoses breaking tablets2013-07-24T16:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/07/12/240/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/leibowitz.jpgYeshayahu Leibowitz, 1903-1994Prof. Yeshayahu Leibowitz2013-07-12T21:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/07/11/tieblog-devarim/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image1.jpgimageParashat Devarim begins "These are the words...." Hence, a crossword puzzle tie. 2015-07-24T14:25:18+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/07/03/229/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image.jpgJourneys around the world2015-07-17T02:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/06/28/224/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image4.jpgimageBatman, a vigilante, is a modern version of Pinchas. 2015-07-10T13:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/06/19/tieblog-balak-balaam-and-the-talking-donkey/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image3.jpgimageShrek and his talking donkey friend are reminiscent of Balaam and the talking donkey. 2013-06-19T15:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/06/10/tieblog-hukkat/2013-06-10T17:41:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/06/06/209/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image2.jpgimagehttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image1.jpgimage2013-06-06T04:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/31/shelah-lekha-being-honest-to-oneself-and-others/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image18.jpgimage2013-05-31T19:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/30/tieblog-shelachlecha-ispy/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image17.jpgI Spy Tie"I Spy" lots of spies in this week's Torah and Haftarah portions. 2013-05-30T16:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/29/using-social-media-to-strengthen-culture-of-welcome/2013-05-29T20:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/22/tieblog-behaalotekha/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image16.jpgimageParashat Behaalotekha begins with instructions to Aaron to light the Menorah. 2013-05-22T15:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/14/its-all-about-relationships/2013-05-17T02:21:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/16/tieblog-naso-the-hair-of-the-nazirite/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image15.jpgimageHair care products on the tie are in connection to the laws of the Nazirite who is not to cut his or her hair under their special vow to God. 2015-05-29T01:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/14/introduction-to-talmud-berakhot-16a-b/2013-05-14T17:23:43+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/14/tieblog-shavuot-10commandments/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image12.jpgThe Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments are read three times a year, including this week.2013-05-14T14:25:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/10/the-torahs-call-for-openness-a-response-to-the-hawking-episode/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image10.jpgimagePresident Shimon Pereshttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image9.jpgimageStephen Hawking2013-05-12T14:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/09/tieblog-the-book-of-numbers-parashat-bemidbar/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image8.jpgPekudeiParashat Pekudei provides an accounting of the the Tabernacle treasury. 2013-10-17T05:16:05+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/07/tieblog-jerusalem-day-yom-yerushalayim/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image7.jpgimagehttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image6.jpgimage2013-05-08T01:14:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/05/tieblog-go-bulls/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image5.jpgThe Red Chicago Bulls logo is reminiscent of the Red Heifer in Parashat Hukkat. The Red Chicago Bulls logo is reminiscent of the Red Heifer in Parashat Hukkat. 2013-05-06T00:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/03/the-torahs-call-to-create-a-culture-of-giving/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image4.jpgimage2013-05-03T21:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/02/introduction-to-talmud-with-rabbi-bernstein-podcast/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image3.jpgimage2013-05-02T10:21:08+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/05/01/tieblog-behar-behukotai-proclaim-liberty/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image2.jpgimageThe Liberty Bell is so named because of its inscription from Leviticus 25:10. https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image1.jpgimage2015-05-15T01:54:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/04/26/elevating-our-community-conversation-on-facebook/2013-04-26T20:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/04/24/tieblog-emor-counting-the-omer/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image5.jpgimageCounting the Omer2013-04-24T13:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/04/19/95/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mister-rogers-helpers.jpgMister Rogers Helpers2013-04-19T19:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/04/17/tieblog-aharei-mot-kedoshim-love-your-neighbor-as-yourself/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image4.jpgimage"Love your neighbor as yourself." (Lev. 19:18)2015-05-01T13:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/04/15/tieblog-israel-independence-day/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image3.jpg"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem."2013-04-16T00:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/04/05/revisiting-the-warsaw-ghetto-25-years-later-and-seventy-years-later/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/0010_0026427691.jpg0010_0026427691https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/0017_0026427711.jpg0017_00264277112013-04-10T17:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/04/10/tieblog-parashat-tazria-metzora/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image2.jpgThe Kohanim have the task of facilitating healing for the metzora.https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image1.jpgimage2015-04-24T14:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/04/05/tieblog-nadav-and-avihu-play-with-eish-zarah-strange-fire-in-parashat-shemini/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image.jpgTie with matchesNadav and Avihu play with "strange fire" in Parashat Shemini."2013-04-05T15:10:23+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/03/20/creating-a-welcoming-atmosphere-at-the-seder/2013-03-20T20:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/03/10/confronting-mortality-in-jewish-tradition-part-1-nov-2012/2013-03-10T16:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/03/10/59/2013-03-10T16:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/57/2013-03-10T14:54:55+00:00weekly0.6https://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/02/22/remembering-and-the-fear-of-god/2013-02-22T21:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/02/08/how-are-we-doing-as-a-community-mishpatim-2013/2013-02-08T21:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/38-2/2013-02-07T01:50:22+00:00weekly0.6https://rabbiedbernstein.com/2013/01/17/parashat-vaera-parashat-bo/2013-01-17T21:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.com/in-the-news/2011-10-02T16:12:58+00:00weekly0.6https://rabbiedbernstein.com/videos/2011-06-23T19:31:16+00:00weekly0.6https://rabbiedbernstein.com/synaplex/https://rabbiedbernstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/synaplex.jpgsynaplex2011-06-23T19:19:01+00:00weekly0.6https://rabbiedbernstein.com/2011/06/23/hello-world/2011-06-23T18:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rabbiedbernstein.comdaily1.02024-01-26T15:15:04+00:00