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There is a great Superman poster from the 1950s in which the Man of Steel tells a group of school children that it is Un-American to denigrate someone because of their race, ethnicity or national origin.

I thought about...Read more...

Our Friday nights, with learning for adults and kids, vegetarian potluck dinners and of course, davvening, have become the real center of our communal lives at BHA, which is wonderful.

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Of all the things to love about Jewish culture - our literature, our spiritual practices, our music - few are more beloved than our food. Of course, there is more to Jewish food than the iconic pastrami sandwich from Katz's Deli. 

This Sunday evening, December 2, begins Hanukkah, the eight day holiday of lights. It's the simplest and most complicated of holidays and it functions in America in ways that are virtually impossible to predict from its history. [click here for information on celebrations here at BHA; read on for...Read more...

This talk was originally given at One Beacon: Light in the Darkness of Racism and AntiSemitism at Salem Tabernacle Church on November 1, 2018. A recording of the talk is available here. Photos are courtesy of Frank Ritter at www.ritterphoto.com.

First, I want to thank my friends Pastor Ben Larson Wolbrink for that warm introduction and Pastor Bill Deandreano for hosting and feeding this crowd and thank...Read more...