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The story of Joseph and his brothers is the longest continuous narrative in our entire Torah; its telling takes four consecutive readings of the parashat ha-shavuah, the weekly Shabbat Torah portion – this year extending from November 23 through … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 12/19/13

A Vision of Hope

Suhad Babaa is an intelligent and articulate young woman, bursting with a passion to make this world a better place. She is currently Director of Programming for Just Vision more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 12/5/13

In My Father’s Court

My wife Sandy and I spent the first weekend of this month at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass. We were among the 50 or so students who attended a program entitled “The Family Singer: Three Siblings and their Stories.” Under the able … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 11/22/13

“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”

The very first time I heard Bob Dylan sing was way back in the summer of 1963 or 1964 at a relatively small ocean-front venue off the boardwalk in Asbury Park, N.J. The evening belonged to the folk-singer Joan Baez, but at one point she introduced … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 11/7/13

Who is Hanan Ashrawi?

Hanan Ashrawi – Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar – is an accomplished woman. A member of the PLO Executive Committee and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Third Way Party as well as being the first woman elected to the Palestinian … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 10/25/13

Blessings of a broken heart

“SITTING IN THE CIRCLE: Sacred Observations from the Heart and Other Internal Organs” (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2013) is a thing of beauty in multiple senses of the word. As a work of father and son, it celebrates the warmth and beauty of … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 10/10/13

Our war on poverty

My friend and colleague, Rabbi Andrew Klein of Temple Habonim in Barrington, began his powerful Rosh Hashanah sermon by quoting from President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s State of the Union Address to the 88th Congress, January 8, 1964: “This … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 9/30/13

Nancy Kirsch, editor extraordinaire

I have mixed feelings about Nancy Kirsch’s decision to resign from serving as this paper’s executive editor, a position she has held for the past four years. On the one hand, I am happy for her: She will now have well-earned time and mental … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 9/12/13

An act of love

Harris N. Rosen – “Hershey” to many of us – is known and respected throughout Rhode Island for his numerous acts of charity. Just recently, Rosen has again demonstrated his community-mindedness by self-publishing an invaluable self-help … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 8/30/13

The courage to doubt

In her op-ed piece, “Rooting for Mother Teresa” (the New York Times, July 13, 2013), Ada Calhoun expresses her disappointment that Pope Francis has recently put his papal predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II on the fast track to official … more

Rabbi James Rosenberg | 8/16/13