A Happy Passover to everyone!
(c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
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It’s Official: Chancellor Arnie Eisen
The Jewish Theological Seminary made it official today that Prof. Arnold Eisen of Stanford University would become the next chancellor of the Seminary (or at least “Chancellor Designate” as he won’t officially take office for over a year) replacing Rabbi Ismar Schorsch. Eisen will be the second chancellor of JTS who is not a rabbi…
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eBay my chametz? Why didn’t I think of that??
I suppose that to really be able to eBay ones chametz, it would be necessary to make the auction only open to non-Jews and I’m not sure that eBay would want to make that an option for their auction listings. Kudos to the guy who decided to actually auction off his chametz this year because…
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Interesting…
Well, I see I haven’t posted anything to my blog in about a week-and-a-half. This is because I have been so busy lately having just recently decided not to return to U-M Hillel next year as Associate Director. So, rather than write anything of substance on the important issues of the day, I will just…
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Michigan State hires chair of Israel Studies
When I attended Michigan State University from 1994-98, I certainly would not have believed that the university would soon hire an Israel Studies chair and a Jewish Studies professor who specialized in Jewish studies. In addition to concentrating in International Relations at James Madison College, a liberal arts residential college at MSU, I also specialized…
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Matisyahu’s Super Famous but is it Halakhically Permissable?
I just read an interesting article about whether Matisyahu, the Chasidic reggae superstar, is violating Jewish law according to his Chabad Lubavitch community by performing in clubs and bars where activities occur that run contra to the code of morality held firmly by the ultra-Orthodox establishment. Here’s a clip of the article: Matisyahu: Rabbi or…
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T-shirt for the Rebbetzman
What do you call a man who is married to a rabbi? Well, this wasn’t really a question until about 30 years ago when women were first allowed to be ordained as rabbis. If you ask my friend Jon Drill, who is married to my classmate Rabbi Paula Mack Drill, he prefers the title “The…
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Ordering a Pizza in the Future?
Here’s a great ad from the ACLU about what it could be like to order a pizza in the future with a national ID number. Pretty funny… but a bit scary too. (c) Rabbi Jason Miller | http://blog.rabbijason.com | Twitter: @RabbiJason | facebook.com/rabbijasonmiller
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The Conservative Movement and Homosexuality
The Michigan Daily published an article in today’s edition on the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) meeting in which four teshuvot (responsa) were presented regarding Gay commitment ceremonies and the ordination of Gay rabbis and cantors at Conservative seminaries. I spent quite a bit of time on the phone with the author of…
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MOT Adam Stern helps defeat U.S. in Baseball Classic
Jewish minor leaguer Adam Stern hit a home-run in addition to four RBIs to help Canada defeat the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic. While I hate to see the U.S. lose in our own national pastime, I must say it’s nice to see this Jewish player make headlines. From the Associated Press Stern leads…