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Between the inspiring music of our Grammy award-winning Cantor Doug Cotler, the uplifting and engaging sound of our Or Ami chorale, and the envelopingly enticing tunes of our Shabbat band Jewbacca, we sing our way through joyous celebrations, moments of sadness and everything in between. This past Friday night provided yet another example of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/TCjGJEQoXkc/when-music-brings-awe-singing-with-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=TCjGJEQoXkc:Z8ZIkJz8JYM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=TCjGJEQoXkc:Z8ZIkJz8JYM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=TCjGJEQoXkc:Z8ZIkJz8JYM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=TCjGJEQoXkc:Z8ZIkJz8JYM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=TCjGJEQoXkc:Z8ZIkJz8JYM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/TCjGJEQoXkc" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/06/when-music-brings-awe-singing-with-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-1786462025135204308Tue, 29 May 2012 19:12:00 +00002012-05-29T12:12:43.242-07:00 We are living in historic times, especially as we look for an expansion of pluralistic Judaism in Israel and the continued rights of Jewish women in Israel. The Times of Israel reports, In a historic move for pluralistic Judaism in Israel, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has adopted a recommendation that would allow non-Orthodox rabbis to receive state funding, in response to a 2005 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/0DU_YxBE2LQ/israeli-reform-rabbi-miri-gold-now-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=0DU_YxBE2LQ:RPgYfsvNFlM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=0DU_YxBE2LQ:RPgYfsvNFlM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=0DU_YxBE2LQ:RPgYfsvNFlM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=0DU_YxBE2LQ:RPgYfsvNFlM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=0DU_YxBE2LQ:RPgYfsvNFlM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/0DU_YxBE2LQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/israeli-reform-rabbi-miri-gold-now-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-5873695944270411460Mon, 28 May 2012 18:12:00 +00002012-05-28T11:12:30.293-07:00Memorial Daydeath This week we are burying four people: a young husband/father/brother, four days later his 80 year old father, a woman with significant challenges, and a woman who struggled with dementia. These brief identifiers do little to describe the vibrant lives and loves that animated the people who died. Each life was full; each loss is painful. Each family will remember warm memories as they walk the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/0Fr7SANVhVc/four-funerals-and-memorial-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=0Fr7SANVhVc:DBTDeMjZvmA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=0Fr7SANVhVc:DBTDeMjZvmA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=0Fr7SANVhVc:DBTDeMjZvmA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=0Fr7SANVhVc:DBTDeMjZvmA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=0Fr7SANVhVc:DBTDeMjZvmA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/0Fr7SANVhVc" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/four-funerals-and-memorial-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-6093282268956453120Sun, 27 May 2012 16:00:00 +00002012-05-27T09:00:02.032-07:00Or AmiIslamInterfaithICCVIslamic CenterMuslim They greeted us at the steps to the social hall, smiling warmly and asking us each to put on a name tag. Handshakes around, introductions made, we were conveyed up the steps. Each family was ushered forward by a host. The kids disappeared quickly. Girls went down to the climbing bars and swings; boys were swept up into a pick up basketball game. We ate delicious food, prepared with special http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/3FvbBAIFFGk/if-i-didnt-know-it-was-mosque-i-would.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=3FvbBAIFFGk:V0mW8-Rp_r8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=3FvbBAIFFGk:V0mW8-Rp_r8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=3FvbBAIFFGk:V0mW8-Rp_r8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=3FvbBAIFFGk:V0mW8-Rp_r8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=3FvbBAIFFGk:V0mW8-Rp_r8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/3FvbBAIFFGk" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/if-i-didnt-know-it-was-mosque-i-would.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-5837687689421201033Thu, 24 May 2012 23:41:00 +00002012-05-24T16:41:53.472-07:00jews in sportsBaseballIsrael Jews and Baseball: This from Fox Sports: The Israeli national baseball team is several months away from the most significant tournament in its history: the November qualifier in Jupiter, Fla., at which a bid to the 2013 World Baseball Classic will be at stake. And Israel stands an excellent chance of emerging from a four-team field that includes France, South Africa and Spain. The biggesthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/kwcBiy7SBqo/israeli-national-baseball-team-competes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=kwcBiy7SBqo:Ev1Fx3CwMc8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=kwcBiy7SBqo:Ev1Fx3CwMc8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=kwcBiy7SBqo:Ev1Fx3CwMc8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=kwcBiy7SBqo:Ev1Fx3CwMc8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=kwcBiy7SBqo:Ev1Fx3CwMc8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/kwcBiy7SBqo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/israeli-national-baseball-team-competes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-1473660071416660962Thu, 17 May 2012 23:40:00 +00002012-05-17T16:40:06.550-07:00Or AmiSpecial Needschaverim About 2 years ago, Congregation Or Ami opened its arms to Chaverim, a program for developmentally disabled adults age 18 to 88. In the months since we easily agreed to become Chaverim's Valley synagogue, we have enjoyed a harmonious relationship. Rabbi Deborah Goldmann, the Chaverim program rabbi, wrote this note, reflecting upon our sacred relationship: Dear Paul,Thank you for making http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/yP803xQO6uo/kvells-come-from-chaverim-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=yP803xQO6uo:AIqIZKIuUkM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=yP803xQO6uo:AIqIZKIuUkM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=yP803xQO6uo:AIqIZKIuUkM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=yP803xQO6uo:AIqIZKIuUkM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=yP803xQO6uo:AIqIZKIuUkM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/yP803xQO6uo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/kvells-come-from-chaverim-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-2127928763597422049Thu, 17 May 2012 00:48:00 +00002012-05-16T17:48:48.775-07:00 To be a Jew is to be intrinsically aware of what happens in the world, and to remain focused even as the bright shiny objects (eg. the news story of the hour) float past.  To be a Jew is to remain focused on significant life and life-threatening issues, even when they fail to attract the world's attention.  To be a Jew is to be an upstander, one who steps up to say Henayni - here I am - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/VU14JuRQmKk/to-be-jew-what-it-means.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=VU14JuRQmKk:KUM8qHulln8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=VU14JuRQmKk:KUM8qHulln8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=VU14JuRQmKk:KUM8qHulln8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=VU14JuRQmKk:KUM8qHulln8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=VU14JuRQmKk:KUM8qHulln8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/VU14JuRQmKk" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/to-be-jew-what-it-means.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-5713499471635767561Wed, 16 May 2012 23:47:00 +00002012-05-16T16:47:16.837-07:00ListsNuclearIranAmericaNuclear Iran Threatens Americahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/tYEV7gngJOo/5-reasons-why-nuclear-iran-threatens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=tYEV7gngJOo:nCv2mYhO4dY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=tYEV7gngJOo:nCv2mYhO4dY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=tYEV7gngJOo:nCv2mYhO4dY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=tYEV7gngJOo:nCv2mYhO4dY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=tYEV7gngJOo:nCv2mYhO4dY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/tYEV7gngJOo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/5-reasons-why-nuclear-iran-threatens.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-501764865301309891Tue, 15 May 2012 16:33:00 +00002012-05-15T09:34:18.749-07:00 Graduating Or Ami Interns Sarah Lauing and Lisa Berney The nachas (joyful pride) was flowing from the Or Ami contingent gathered at Graduation of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. We were kvelling as we reflected on the way a professor introduced me to one of the machers (important people), saying, "This is the rabbi whose congregation has mentored so so many of our best http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/sWPkfY1aYcM/graduating-or-ami-interns-sarah-lauing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=sWPkfY1aYcM:lwBgxMy68eo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=sWPkfY1aYcM:lwBgxMy68eo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=sWPkfY1aYcM:lwBgxMy68eo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=sWPkfY1aYcM:lwBgxMy68eo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=sWPkfY1aYcM:lwBgxMy68eo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/sWPkfY1aYcM" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/graduating-or-ami-interns-sarah-lauing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-2047831115663824546Mon, 14 May 2012 16:07:00 +00002012-05-14T09:08:30.345-07:00Mother's DayHealing (Henaynu)what rabbis do My mom, my dad and our kids A card to my wife. A call to my mother. Plans for an early dinner with my wife's family. And then... As I drive to a downtown temple to watch our former intern Ilana Mills be ordained rabbi, my thoughts turn again to the congregation. I remember... Mother's Day is bittersweet when illness and brokenness touch the family. This one just learned she has breasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/iDQq8qSeyQM/how-rabbi-celebrates-mothers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=iDQq8qSeyQM:NWas_PBqIDM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=iDQq8qSeyQM:NWas_PBqIDM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=iDQq8qSeyQM:NWas_PBqIDM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=iDQq8qSeyQM:NWas_PBqIDM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=iDQq8qSeyQM:NWas_PBqIDM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/iDQq8qSeyQM" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-rabbi-celebrates-mothers-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-6213448718874021912Tue, 08 May 2012 04:16:00 +00002012-05-07T21:16:03.423-07:00Or AmiRachel Harriswhat rabbis doBar/Bat Mitzvah "Rabbi," the mother asked, "You officiate at so many Bar and Bat Mitzvah services each year. How are you still able to make each one feel special and the most important at the moment?" I smiled at the question, which I am asked at least a dozen times a year. Motioning her to step closer, I whispered my secret: It's not about surviving 54 services, but about kvelling for each kid. While http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/8gFWsuynenA/how-rabbi-survives-54-bnai-mitzvah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=8gFWsuynenA:awltXY0aAdc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=8gFWsuynenA:awltXY0aAdc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=8gFWsuynenA:awltXY0aAdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=8gFWsuynenA:awltXY0aAdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=8gFWsuynenA:awltXY0aAdc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/8gFWsuynenA" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-rabbi-survives-54-bnai-mitzvah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-2485191392490137282Sat, 05 May 2012 22:25:00 +00002012-05-05T15:25:17.309-07:00TeensOr Amiconfirmation Confirmation is a reaffirmation of all that Congregation Or Ami is about. I wish you could have been there. On Friday night, 7 Or Ami teenagers - Jessa Cameron, Libby Coufal, Nathan Fried, Ben Ginsburg, Dakota Keller, Marissa Meyer, and Peter Young - stood on our bimah to articulate those values and experiences which bind them to our Jewish tradition and community. Listening to them speak, my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/b57GaNopfpc/joys-of-being-rabbi-engaging-teens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=b57GaNopfpc:OxOBImVmg6Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=b57GaNopfpc:OxOBImVmg6Y:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=b57GaNopfpc:OxOBImVmg6Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=b57GaNopfpc:OxOBImVmg6Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=b57GaNopfpc:OxOBImVmg6Y:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/b57GaNopfpc" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/joys-of-being-rabbi-engaging-teens.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-801646947590022650Sat, 05 May 2012 21:58:00 +00002012-05-05T14:58:00.194-07:00 Seven Congregation Or Ami teenagers - Jessa Cameron, Libby Coufal, Nathan Fried, Ben Ginsburg, Dakota Keller, Marissa Meyer, and Peter Young - confirmed their connection to and their faith in Torah, the Jewish tradition, the Jewish people, and God. We asked each to answer questions arising out of the Jewish experiences, and then each student shared a few answers during the Confirmation service.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/s-hCP0HrHjo/7-inspiring-teens-speak-out-about-being.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=s-hCP0HrHjo:CEHIYlUCpRA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=s-hCP0HrHjo:CEHIYlUCpRA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=s-hCP0HrHjo:CEHIYlUCpRA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=s-hCP0HrHjo:CEHIYlUCpRA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=s-hCP0HrHjo:CEHIYlUCpRA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/s-hCP0HrHjo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/05/7-inspiring-teens-speak-out-about-being.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-739747920359182884Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:37:00 +00002012-04-18T19:37:29.290-07:00My son called from Krakow, Poland where he is participating in the March for the Living. One week witnessing the concentration camps in Poland, followed by one week in Israel celebrating the creative survival of the Jewish people. He recounted visiting Auschwitz and Birkenau, two of the worst concentration camps from the Nazi era. I miss my son already, even though my wife and I made the decisionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/kjzJYJ0JbH8/my-kid-walks-thru-auschwitz-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=kjzJYJ0JbH8:PtxPU3z8rvc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=kjzJYJ0JbH8:PtxPU3z8rvc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=kjzJYJ0JbH8:PtxPU3z8rvc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=kjzJYJ0JbH8:PtxPU3z8rvc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=kjzJYJ0JbH8:PtxPU3z8rvc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/kjzJYJ0JbH8" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-kid-walks-thru-auschwitz-as.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-6800600412652814087Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:23:00 +00002012-04-12T23:23:33.474-07:00Jewish peoplehoodHartmaninterdenominationalpeoplehood Rabbi Donniel Hartman, President of Shalom Hartman Institute and Director of it's Engaging Israel Project, blogs wisely about the essence of Judaism. We are a people first; religious faith and tradition secondarily. We learn this on Pesach, which he calls the "Independence Day of the Jewish People." ...this [peoplehood] identity precedes our religious faith: [just as] Pesach precedes Shavuot. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/ShJKMeNiyKw/jewish-peoplehood-precedes-jewish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=ShJKMeNiyKw:45EFmjpV-cI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=ShJKMeNiyKw:45EFmjpV-cI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=ShJKMeNiyKw:45EFmjpV-cI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=ShJKMeNiyKw:45EFmjpV-cI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=ShJKMeNiyKw:45EFmjpV-cI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/ShJKMeNiyKw" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/04/jewish-peoplehood-precedes-jewish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-991943905442555008Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:43:00 +00002012-04-11T10:43:41.810-07:00HolocaustBinghamStamp We celebrate the news (thank you Congregation Or Ami faculty member Patti Jo Wolfson for bringing this to my attention) that Hiram Bingham IV, the U.S. diplomat credited with saving more than 2,000 Jews and other refugees in France from the invading Nazis, has been immortalized as part of the U.S. Postal Service’s set of “Distinguished American Diplomats” commemorative postage stamps. As the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/pEA7kiNjRLw/us-diplomat-hiram-bingham-credited-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=pEA7kiNjRLw:xNs7FFRuNPw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=pEA7kiNjRLw:xNs7FFRuNPw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=pEA7kiNjRLw:xNs7FFRuNPw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=pEA7kiNjRLw:xNs7FFRuNPw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=pEA7kiNjRLw:xNs7FFRuNPw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/pEA7kiNjRLw" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/04/us-diplomat-hiram-bingham-credited-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-2651557895182590047Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:02:00 +00002012-04-10T23:02:40.667-07:00 I joined more than 1150 rabbis from 49 states who signed a letter addressed particularly to the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches efforts to consider divestment from certain companies whose products are used by Israel. These churches will take up the issue at their upcoming conferences. If you agree, please share the letter with your Presbyterian and Methodist friends: We, the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/amAgViWqoMM/letter-from-american-rabbis-to-our.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=amAgViWqoMM:KYwshuujz_o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=amAgViWqoMM:KYwshuujz_o:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=amAgViWqoMM:KYwshuujz_o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=amAgViWqoMM:KYwshuujz_o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=amAgViWqoMM:KYwshuujz_o:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/amAgViWqoMM" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/04/letter-from-american-rabbis-to-our.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-5281920505099928558Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:24:00 +00002012-04-08T19:27:53.865-07:00Found up on the fridge. Placed there by wife. Original caption: Fine. Sit there and check your messages. Perhaps it will give you something to contribute to the conversation.Handwritten edit from husband: Fine. Sit there and check your messages. Perhaps it will make you as scintillating as ever.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/fNFHBhdsaqM/fridge-gender-wars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=fNFHBhdsaqM:aEhlXZ4fowY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=fNFHBhdsaqM:aEhlXZ4fowY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=fNFHBhdsaqM:aEhlXZ4fowY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=fNFHBhdsaqM:aEhlXZ4fowY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=fNFHBhdsaqM:aEhlXZ4fowY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/fNFHBhdsaqM" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/04/fridge-gender-wars.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-3081265059233215187Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:19:00 +00002012-04-06T13:19:57.483-07:00 I asked my rabbinic colleagues (on Facebook): Besides "from slavery to freedom" and "speak truth to power" and "stamp out injustice," what poignant lessons from Pesach speak to you today?  12 Rabbinic Responses Were: Honoring our past while celebrating the future.  A willingness to accept the obligation of inconveniencing ourselves for a week in order to gain empathy for those enslaved, for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/b7TZu3QOoBo/12-poignant-lessons-from-pesach-one-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=b7TZu3QOoBo:6RU4QeSxBCo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=b7TZu3QOoBo:6RU4QeSxBCo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=b7TZu3QOoBo:6RU4QeSxBCo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=b7TZu3QOoBo:6RU4QeSxBCo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=b7TZu3QOoBo:6RU4QeSxBCo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/b7TZu3QOoBo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/04/12-poignant-lessons-from-pesach-one-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-8453604544566497691Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:13:00 +00002012-04-05T21:36:46.750-07:00MosesReform JudaismPassoverCommunity OrganizingPassover ResourcesPolitics “Keep the politics off the bimah.” We hear this in the synagogue whenever a rabbi speaks on a topic nearing the intersection of Jewish values and public policy. While argued most vociferously by those who disagree with the rabbi’s message, the critique itself that “politics has no place on the bimah” is a decidedly false characterization of the essence of Judaism and Jewish textual tradition. (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/AIiNpo4O5Ms/politics-on-bimah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=AIiNpo4O5Ms:CItNAMlH0Bk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=AIiNpo4O5Ms:CItNAMlH0Bk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=AIiNpo4O5Ms:CItNAMlH0Bk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=AIiNpo4O5Ms:CItNAMlH0Bk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=AIiNpo4O5Ms:CItNAMlH0Bk:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/AIiNpo4O5Ms" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/04/politics-on-bimah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-5187103203343178568Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:37:00 +00002012-03-31T23:37:42.106-07:00I cannot decide whose excitement was more infectious: the almost tangible joy emanating off the forty-nine 4th-6th graders attending Congregation Or Ami's first ever retreat at Gindling Hilltop Camp, the pride felt by the eleven 8th and 9th grade Madrichim (teaching assistants) who led most of the programming, or the energetic passion of Rabbi Julia Weisz who conceived of and created this first http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/lrUy27BZ4cQ/engaging-youth-at-or-ami-retreat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=lrUy27BZ4cQ:1xm_rhkD5CQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=lrUy27BZ4cQ:1xm_rhkD5CQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=lrUy27BZ4cQ:1xm_rhkD5CQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=lrUy27BZ4cQ:1xm_rhkD5CQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=lrUy27BZ4cQ:1xm_rhkD5CQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/lrUy27BZ4cQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/03/engaging-youth-at-or-ami-retreat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-7650215353812280512Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:59:00 +00002012-03-17T12:12:54.790-07:00It sounds like the start of a good joke, except it really happened. Well, sort of. I'm the rabbi. There were really two priests. Of course, we were sitting in a Cathoic church, not a bar. Oh, and instead of drinking, We were church hopping. It was all part of my education on interfaith relations and community organizing. (No joke.) Slowly but surely, under the tutelage of of Congregation Or Ami'shttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/CnBkOHYAY78/this-rabbi-and-2-priests-walk-into-bar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=CnBkOHYAY78:AOJj2sBJAwQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=CnBkOHYAY78:AOJj2sBJAwQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=CnBkOHYAY78:AOJj2sBJAwQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=CnBkOHYAY78:AOJj2sBJAwQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=CnBkOHYAY78:AOJj2sBJAwQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/CnBkOHYAY78" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/03/this-rabbi-and-2-priests-walk-into-bar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-5655664808561417788Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:36:00 +00002012-03-13T20:36:47.630-07:00 There was a firetruck in front of the Temple, when I arrived back from my early afternoon meeting. Two trucks, in fact. One had a huge ladder rising up to the top of the roof, right above our building. "Rabbi, There's a Fire..." I got the call as I was driving back to work. "Rabbi, come back quickly. There's a fire in the building next to us. We smell the smoke." Thanks to our staff's quickhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/9BFGz0uvWnc/firetruck-in-front-of-temple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=9BFGz0uvWnc:b-bVPgRE8M8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=9BFGz0uvWnc:b-bVPgRE8M8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=9BFGz0uvWnc:b-bVPgRE8M8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=9BFGz0uvWnc:b-bVPgRE8M8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=9BFGz0uvWnc:b-bVPgRE8M8:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/9BFGz0uvWnc" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/03/firetruck-in-front-of-temple.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-4937058810990239864Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:55:00 +00002012-03-12T20:56:40.912-07:00Or Amihomelesssocial justiceCenter for Tikkun Olam The Or Ami Center for Tikkun Olam (social justice) was created to foster the knowledge and commitment of young people to become social justice advocates. We stive to instill in them an awareness of our obligation as Jews. As Torah teaches, lo ta'amod al dam rei-acha - don't stand idly by while your neighbor bleeds. Thus we schep nachas (share our prideful joy) about the work of Sabrina (8 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/Fc58Ei3cz4o/or-ami-center-for-tikkun-olam-social.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=Fc58Ei3cz4o:JoXj9d70FFw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=Fc58Ei3cz4o:JoXj9d70FFw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=Fc58Ei3cz4o:JoXj9d70FFw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=Fc58Ei3cz4o:JoXj9d70FFw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=Fc58Ei3cz4o:JoXj9d70FFw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/Fc58Ei3cz4o" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/03/or-ami-center-for-tikkun-olam-social.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31134653.post-8704822502449364421Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:59:00 +00002012-02-26T22:59:42.134-08:00I introduced Alex with just three sentences: This 24 year old man was just like you, a nice Jewish boy. I was at his Bar Mitzvah, celebrated his Confirmation and helped him get into college. Listen to his story, learn from it, and perhaps you won't make the same mistakes as he did. I am proud that Alex, a young man recovering an addiction to drugs, came to speak at Congregation Or Ami's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrAmI/~3/W8CLlYpxds8/alex-recovering-addict-opens-eyes-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Kipnes)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=W8CLlYpxds8:lPQV76OJwdc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=W8CLlYpxds8:lPQV76OJwdc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=W8CLlYpxds8:lPQV76OJwdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?i=W8CLlYpxds8:lPQV76OJwdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?a=W8CLlYpxds8:lPQV76OJwdc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OrAmI?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrAmI/~4/W8CLlYpxds8" height="1" width="1"/>http://rabbipaul.blogspot.com/2012/02/alex-recovering-addict-opens-eyes-of.html