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		<title>&#8220;Authentic&#8221; Judaism</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the &#8220;Forward&#8221;
No one has a monopoly on defining who we are&#8230;
&#8212;-
 The Myth of Authenticity
The Polymath
By Jay Michaelson
 The Forward
January 01, 2010.
American Jews of a certain class and culture have the scene engraved in their memories: Woody Allen’s Alvy Singer in “Annie Hall” at Annie’s goyish parents’ house, suddenly seen through their eyes as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few folks have started to subscribe&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not that I&#8217;m a expert on blogging (far from it!! my own blog languishes from neglect &#8211; like my houseplants&#8230;wait! what houseplants??), but I have been trying to push the idea of using the TI blog as a way of moving the often interesting discussions that we have on our listserv to a more public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Did Rachel Steal Laban&#8217;s Household Idols?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As always, Mary Meyerson led us in an interesting discussion of the Torah portion today that made me want to know more. One of the questions that produced a lot of discussion was why Rachel stole her father&#8217;s household idols. Like a college student going away from home for the first time, she might have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Adult Bat Mitzvah&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under the guidance of our dear friend, Kate Jennes-Kahn, 8 of us embarked on a journey of reading, sharing, and inquiring into the basics of the Jewish tradition, and how those traditions reflect in our lives as women who come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.  We each have varying levels of prior knowledge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No one person has a monopoly on the truth</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would have expected my first post on this blog to be about Jewish religion, but sadly I was motivated to post this after hearing the Rabbi&#8217;s sermon last Shabbat.
Now, setting aside my belief that I don&#8217;t think ANY religious leader with a pulpit should ever use it for politics, I would like to engage [...]]]></description>
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