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...Rabbi, family mediator and mental-health counselor M. Gary Neuman says it is time for us to face the new realities of marriage: "We must stop regarding new family structures--single-parent, step-, and blended--as somehow inferior and support these families for what they are: real families too." Neuman's book, Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way (Times), is meant to help parents navigate the choppy waters of divorce. Neuman is the creator of the Sandcastles Program, a workshop for the children of divorce, which has aided more than 30,000 kids. "The overwhelming majority...
...home have a Jewish book that you've meant to read, but laundry or studying has got in the way," said Rabbi Pamela Barmash, a student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. "Yom Kippur services are long--bring that book with you [and read...
...Rabbi Barmash departed from traditional religious mantra in emphasizing the importance of finding a personal route to spirituality, whether or not that route involved organized religious services...
...sick and the imprisoned. Those who invoke the name of Jesus Christ in this country today often forget that he was the child of a working class family, what we would call a "minority" in the Roman Empire, and something of a rebellious teenager. They forget that this traveling rabbi had no riches to speak of, counted prostitutes, beggars and criminals among his principal acquaintances and was ultimately killed for undermining the prevailing institutions of his day. Our Christian model was a radical, not a reactionary, concerned about the "least of his people," not the privileged, or particularly, the ordinary...
...That speech, liberally sprinkled with quotes from scripture, played well to the President's audience of religious leaders. "He couldn't be more contrite," said the Presbyterian Rev. Fred Davie. "I love this man," enthused Rabbi Edward Cohn of Los Angeles. And as if to complete his portrayal of a perfectly penitent sinner, Clinton promised to seek "pastoral support and help from others." What could be missing from the apology this time round? Only the timing. With House members voting to release the Starr report just hours after the prayer breakfast, it wasn't too little, but it may have...