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		<title>UN Holocaust Commemoration Day Bystander Panel Discussion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow (January 27, 2012) is the United Nations Holocaust Commemoration Day.  At noon Eastern Time tomorrow, we&#8217;ll join forces with the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education to examine bystanders, who through their inaction played a large role in the events of the Holocaust. Through countless current events, we know that people continue to act as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coco the Clown, Humanistic Judaism, and Online Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lisa&#8217;s second essay about adopting Judaism (her first can be read here) discusses Coco the Clown, Humanistic Judaism, and Online Religious Communities. Lisa writes&#8230; About 4 years ago, I was blissfully cruising through the internet letting my imagination guide me through the rich resources when something caught my eye. Sarasota, Florida. Sarasota, home of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2012/01/25/coco-the-clown-humanistic-judaism-and-online-community/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=coco-the-clown-humanistic-judaism-and-online-community</link>
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		<title>Lisa&#8217;s Adoption of Judaism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week Rabbi Barr and I had the privilege of welcoming an extraordinary individual into the Jewish community.  Lisa has been an active participant in OurJewishCommunity.org for the past few years and has really embraced learning about Judaism.  After several conversations and much reading, Lisa was ready to be officially welcomed into the Jewish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synagogue Dues &#8211; A Thing of the Past?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interesting case study about a synagogue scrapping its dues structure intrigued me this week.  This is certainly a concept I know at least a few other congregations use and one that Rabbi Barr and I discuss often. What would it mean if Congregation Beth Adam, our bricks-and-mortar congregation, eliminated dues? We&#8217;ve not made that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Violence against Women in Israel is Wrong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you were so busy with the holidays that you missed seeing some of the news about what&#8217;s been happening in Israel, here&#8217;s a quick overview. Thanks to a brave 8 year old girl, violence committed by Hareidim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) in Israel is getting the negative attention it deserves.  Here&#8217;s a video with that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2012/01/03/beitshemesh/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=beitshemesh</link>
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		<title>Belated Hanukkah and Hanukkah/Christmas Stuff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Year&#8217;s Resolution #1: Blog more regularly.  Here we go! I actually didn&#8217;t write one blog this year during Hanukkah, though I was busy posting videos and other material for Hanukkah.  So in case you didn&#8217;t see it on Facebook, Twitter, Livestream, or YouTube, I will now wish you a very belated and very Happy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2012/01/02/hanukkah/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hanukkah</link>
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		<title>OurJewishCommunity.org named Innovative Organization by Slingshot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This time of the year is one where attention seems to be drawn more toward gratitude &#8211; thankfully (pun intended).  OurJewishCommunity.org, now entering its fourth year of existence, has a lot to be thankful for: all of our participants, financial supporters, donors of in-kind services, the help we get from all of you who spread [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2011/12/05/slingshot/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=slingshot</link>
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		<title>Zach Wahls&#8217; Religious Identity and Principles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My guess is that if you spend anytime on Facebook, you&#8217;ve already seen this amazing video of Zach Wahls.  Zach was raised by two moms and he spoke passionately and eloquently at the Iowa House chambers in his testimony in support of gay marriage. Zach&#8217;s testimony is powerful and inspiring &#8211; so  much so that I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2011/12/04/wahls/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wahls</link>
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		<title>Online Converation with the Rabbis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow night (Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time (i.e. New York time)), Rabbi Barr and I will be hosting an online &#8220;Evening with the Rabbis.&#8221; We&#8217;re very excited about this.  It&#8217;s an opportunity for all of us to engage in conversation about OurJewishCommunity.org and its philosophy and contemporary Jewish voice.  We often receive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2011/11/29/online-converation-with-the-rabbis/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=online-converation-with-the-rabbis</link>
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		<title>Boycott Wodka Vodka</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;m actually not much of a vodka drinker, but if I were I would make it a point to avoid Wodka Vodka. The Wodka Vodka company has released a holiday ad shown here. You can see that the billboard reinforces antisemitic stereotypes that say that Jews are cheap.  The ad suggests that Christmas (Christianity?) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ourjewishcommunity.org/2011/11/23/boycott-wodka-vodka/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=boycott-wodka-vodka</link>
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