Living in the World
You Say Potato, I Say Pogrom
Garden City, Idaho looks pretty picturesque. Not so pretty: A candidate for the area’s city...
Roadside Musings
Contributed by: Rabbi Rami Shapiro
About Roadside Musings
In Roadside Musings, Rabbi Rami draws from the well of the world's religious and spiritual traditions, covering life passages, answering sticky questions, and sharing comfort.
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Living in the World
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“I was not surprised when I got an email through my blog, asking me how we Jews will know when it...
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“I love shouting into the phone screaming Agent! Agent! Agent! It never works.”
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“We need a new understanding of God that allows us to leave behind the zero-sum and xenophobic...
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Is this weed kosher? Is this rabbi Jewish? Are these Doritos good, or what?
What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Funnier
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About the Author
Rabbi Rami Shapiro is an award-winning author, essayist, poet, and teacher. In the print version of our magazine, he has an advice column, “Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler,” addressing reader questions...