What binds together the 10 short stories in Daniel Shansky’s “Decalogue” (Curly’s Mojo, publisher, 2018) is that each of them is a commentary, directly or indirectly, on …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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12/6/18
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On the weekend of Oct. 26-28, I once again traveled to the Yiddish Book Center, in Amherst, Massachusetts. While almost all of the previous weekend programs I have attended have been devoted to …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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11/22/18
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The 2012 Oscar-winning film “Life of Pi” is based on Yann Martel’s bestselling novel of the same name. Both the movie’s director, Ang Lee, and the screenwriter, David …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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11/8/18
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I read Saul Bellow’s novel “Herzog” in the late ’60s, when I was a rabbinical student in Manhattan and living the joys and the challenges of a young marriage (which has now …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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10/25/18
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JuSt hours before the setting of the sun ushered in the Jewish New Year of 5779, the online English edition of Haaretz, a leading Israeli newspaper, published a major article with a provocative …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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10/12/18
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In the June 22 issue of The Jewish Voice, I reviewed “Road to Valor” (Crown, 2012), a celebration of the life of the world class Italian cyclist, Gino Bartoli (1914-2000).
The …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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9/20/18
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On Aug. 16, The New York Times joined about 350 other American newspapers in editorializing about our critical need to protect our freedom of the press, to end our national disgrace of branding …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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9/7/18
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Ever since its founding on May 14, 1948, Israel has struggled to maintain its delicate balance between being a Jewish state and a democratic one.
Even the most casual visitor to Israel cannot …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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8/23/18
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David Grossman (b. 1954) is one of Israel’s most highly regarded writers. His most recent novel, “A Horse Walks into a Bar” (Alfred A. Knopf, 2017), won Great …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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8/9/18
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Though its authors insist that “Road to Valor” is “a work of nonfiction,” the book reads like a novel. Its pages are filled with vivid descriptions and the pacing …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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6/22/18
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