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Readmore: Mem Moment | Your Moral Intuition
Mem Moment | Your Moral Intuition
Parashat VaYera “And [God] Appeared” Parashat VaYera (my b’mitzvah parashah!) is packed full of some of the most iconic moments in the lives of Avraham and Sarah. Isaac is born,…
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Readmore: Olivia Hazlett Facilitates Jewish Gathering in DC and Beyond
Olivia Hazlett Facilitates Jewish Gathering in DC and Beyond
Check out this profile of Mem Global’s Sr. Community Manager, Olivia Hazlett, in Washington Jewish Week.
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Why Abraham?
Mem Moment | Why Abraham?
Parashat Lech Lecha “You Shall Go” Parashat Lech Lecha starts with a single moment that changes the history of the Jewish people, and perhaps of mankind: God’s command that Abram…
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Readmore: So should I become a rabbi?
So should I become a rabbi?
A participant in Mem Global’s recent Rabbinical Accelerator Venture retreat reflects on what he learned about life in the rabbinate. This article was originally published in Yiddish, which you can…
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Readmore: Rabbis Need to Be Trained for the Job They Actually Do
Rabbis Need to Be Trained for the Job They Actually Do
Rabbi Ari Perten, Mem Global’s Vice President of Jewish Learning, explores how rabbinical training can help today’s rabbis meet their needs of their communities.
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Readmore: Nobody Wants This’ Is Back. So Is Jewish Debate Over Its Depictions.
Nobody Wants This’ Is Back. So Is Jewish Debate Over Its Depictions.
Base Upper West Side’s “Nobody Wants This” watch party, led by Rabbi Danny Stein, was featured in this New York Times article about the launch of the show’s second season.
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Doves of Repentance, Arks of Language
Mem Moment | Doves of Repentance, Arks of Language
Parashat Noach I am writing this on the morning of Kol Nidre, and so my thoughts about Parashat Noach are intertwined with questions about teshuvah (return/repentance) and the book of Jonah which we read on…
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Readmore: There wasn’t a Jewish grief group in Boston for young adults, so this rabbi started one
There wasn’t a Jewish grief group in Boston for young adults, so this rabbi started one
Rabbi Jackson Mercer, of Base Boston, discusses “The Worst Club Ever:” a grief group he founded for Jewish young adults in Boston.
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Readmore: Mem Moment | Beginnings
Mem Moment | Beginnings
Parashat Bereishit “In a Beginning” [Please read this in your most up-beat, newscaster voice:] Hello, and welcome to the Etymology Happenings with Elyssa Hurwitz! Thank you for joining me today…
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Readmore: Red roses bring New Year’s joy to Seven Acres, Medallion residents
Red roses bring New Year’s joy to Seven Acres, Medallion residents
Moishe House Houston Residents participated in this Rosh Hashanah volunteer effort.