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The Ludus

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

If you have not yet read the three part New York Times series on the life and death of hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard, you really should. (Part I, II, III)  At times, the story is almost unreadable, especially in the descriptions of the … Continue reading →

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Spirit of the Holiday: Redemption

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

Over the next few weeks, I hope to be running a series of articles and reflections that I think highlight the various themes and ideas of the High Holiday season (which is, alarmingly, upon us).  Any suggestions for this series … Continue reading →

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Spirit of the Holiday: Perspective

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

Over the next few weeks, I hope to be running a series of articles and reflections that I think highlight the various themes and ideas of the High Holiday season (which is, alarmingly, upon us).  Any suggestions for this series … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of the Holidays: Judgment

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

Over the next few weeks, I hope to be running a series of articles and reflections that I think highlight the various themes and ideas of the High Holiday season (which is, alarmingly, upon us).  Any suggestions for this series … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of the Holidays: Teshuva

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

Over the next few weeks, I hope to be running a series of articles and reflections that I think highlight the various themes and ideas of the High Holiday season (which is, alarmingly, upon us).  Any suggestions for this series … Continue reading →

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If You Read Only One Article About Israel Today…

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

…read this excellent article about The Green Line from today’s New York Times.  The article does an excellent job of explaining what exactly is mean by the term The Green Line, and beyond that, the difficulties inherent in the military … Continue reading →

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What He Said

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

I haven’t had as much opportunity lately to give David Brooks the sort of love he is used to receiving from this blog, but today’s column gives me the chance.  Here he is, demonstrating why I love the guy: This … Continue reading →

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Like From a Movie

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

This story from the The New York Time is so unbelievable that you will…not believe it.  Here’s a teaser. About a year after he moved into her house in Queens, their relationship soured. One day, he cornered her, taped her … Continue reading →

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Things You Can’t Say

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

The Forward writes a terrific op-ed about the incredibly self-defeating and dangerous boycott bill that just passed the Knesset: We could get in trouble for this. Not in New York City, where this editorial is being written, because legitimate comment … Continue reading →

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Vanderbilt and the Changin’ Times

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

I have mentioned before that I am reading T.J. Stiles excellent and exhaustive (and sometimes exhausting) biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt.  The man (Vanderbilt, not Stiles) is amazing, I have to say, and he certainly deserves a biography of epic length, … Continue reading →

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Home News

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

Liba Kornfeld, who is related by marriage to the author of this blog, has a tremendously lovely guest post up at the official blog of Mayyim Chayyim, the community mikvah in Boston. Somewhat ironically, the post is entitled “Niddah Anonymous: … Continue reading →

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Dissolving the Self

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

I don’t agree with the deficit alarmism at the outset of this column but I think David Brooks’ central concern is an important one: f you sample some of the commencement addresses being broadcast on C-Span these days, you see … Continue reading →

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Drop Everything And…

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

I know it’s been awhile since I posted under this heading, and I know I am a bit late in coming to this piece from The New Yorker of April 4th.  But David Grann’s article about Guatemala is amazing, disturbing … Continue reading →

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He Who Saves One Life…

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

…saves 9.1 million dollars.  If you work for the EPA.  If you work for the FDA he who save one life saves 7.9 million dollars. This fascinating article in The New York Times, about the monetary value of life is … Continue reading →

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Scientology

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Rabbi Linden

As a religious person, I am extremely reticent to judge other religions, their founding stories, or their rituals.  Certainly Jews have been the subject of all kinds of dangerous attempts to mischaracterize our beliefs and practices.  So it is with … Continue reading →

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