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Clint Eastwood Talks to Obama’s Empty Chair
ByRabbi Jason Miller August 31, 2012April 5, 2015

Watching Clint Eastwood’s speech at the Republican National Committee convention last night I just knew it would turn into a meme and a Twitter frenzy. And it did. Clint Eastwood performing an old comedic routine of talking to an empty chair made international news immediately. Some called it funny, while others thought it was disrespectful…

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Getting Chai on ‘Weeds’ – Jewish Themes Galore on the Showtime Hit Series
ByRabbi Jason Miller August 3, 2012April 5, 2015

Fans of the long-running Showtime series “Weeds” know that writer and creator Jenji Kohan is not afraid to pepper the show with Jewish themes. While the show, now in its final season, has changed its flavor over the years and gained some critics, many devotees still enjoy the story about a marijuana-selling widowed mother from…

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Being Honest About Ritual Circumcision
ByRabbi Jason Miller June 29, 2012April 5, 2015

I don’t get squeamish watching a bris take place. And I’ve seen my fair share. However, I have been getting squeamish lately over the many news items concerning the legality and morality of ritual circumcision, a required Jewish life-cycle event for thousands of years. When discussing brit milah (Jewish ritual circumcision), I believe it is…

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Natalie Portman Gives Birth to a Baby Boy
ByRabbi Jason Miller June 15, 2011

Since I launched this blog in March 2003, no post has attracted as much attention as the one I titled simply: “Is Benjamin Millepied Jewish?” That post has received dozens more comments than this blog normally receives. And that simple question: “Is Benjamin Millepied Jewish?” has driven traffic to this blog in record numbers. So, now…

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