Rabbi Neil P.G. Hirsch
@nehirsch.bsky.social
Dad, husband, rabbi at Hevreh in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
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September 27, 2023 at 9:48 PM
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The best models for T’shuvah may surprise us. Sharing out my recent piece on the Book of Jonah. Gmar Tov and an easy fast!
Reading Jonah Backward
A new look at the biblical tale we read on Yom Kippur reveals a story of God’s ability to change
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September 21, 2023 at 4:26 PM
The best models for T’shuvah may surprise us. Sharing out my recent piece on the Book of Jonah. Gmar Tov and an easy fast!
My sermon from yesterday — Rosh Hashanah morning. Lifequakes: we all go through them. Key question is what we do in response. Shanah Tovah! www.hevreh.org/post/lifequa...
Lifequakes
Rosh Hashanah Morning 5783 Delivered at Hevreh on September 15, 2023 A few years ago, NPR journalist Mary Louise Kelly realized she was running out of time. Talking with her literary agent one day, th...
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September 17, 2023 at 11:48 AM
My sermon from yesterday — Rosh Hashanah morning. Lifequakes: we all go through them. Key question is what we do in response. Shanah Tovah! www.hevreh.org/post/lifequa...
Nice piece on change & the new year from Rabba Sara Hurwitz. www.jta.org/2023/09/13/i...
Change is hard and threatening. That's why we need Rosh Hashanah. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The first female Orthodox rabbi remembers her experiences as an immigrant and the resistance to her ordination.
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September 14, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Nice piece on change & the new year from Rabba Sara Hurwitz. www.jta.org/2023/09/13/i...
Today was the first day of teaching 7th Grade Hebrew School. I cringed every time I **so naturally** sounded like Rabbi Rebecca.
Apparently I’m typecast.
Apparently I’m typecast.
September 14, 2023 at 12:45 AM
Today was the first day of teaching 7th Grade Hebrew School. I cringed every time I **so naturally** sounded like Rabbi Rebecca.
Apparently I’m typecast.
Apparently I’m typecast.
I’ve been thinking about this article a lot. Yes, I would love to always have more people at shul on the HHD. Still, to take the day off is an affirmation of Jewish identity. In today’s world, prideful expression of Jewishness, connected with holidays, matters. Take the time you’re entitled to.
Yes, Secular Jews Can Take Time Off for the High Holidays
My High Holiday observance has waxed and waned in the last decade. Some years, I spent most of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in synagogue; at home, my phone was off and stashed away in a drawer while I...
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September 11, 2023 at 8:25 PM
I’ve been thinking about this article a lot. Yes, I would love to always have more people at shul on the HHD. Still, to take the day off is an affirmation of Jewish identity. In today’s world, prideful expression of Jewishness, connected with holidays, matters. Take the time you’re entitled to.
I tried looking up קשה in the dictionary. It was difficult.
September 7, 2023 at 2:20 PM
I tried looking up קשה in the dictionary. It was difficult.
Just saw Elon’s starlink satellites pass overhead at Tanglewood. How should I feel about that? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2020/04/21/what-are-those-strange-moving-lights-in-the-night-sky-elon-musks-starlink-satellites-explained/amp/
August 12, 2023 at 1:01 AM
Just saw Elon’s starlink satellites pass overhead at Tanglewood. How should I feel about that? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2020/04/21/what-are-those-strange-moving-lights-in-the-night-sky-elon-musks-starlink-satellites-explained/amp/
Critical: ice cream cake or ice cream Sunday bar. Which do you choose for a celebration?
July 21, 2023 at 8:56 PM
Critical: ice cream cake or ice cream Sunday bar. Which do you choose for a celebration?
My latest, defining my understanding of Jewish Justice. Hint: caring is essential. https://www.hevreh.org/post/justice-is-care
Justice is Care
Parashat Matot-Masei 5783 Delivered July 14, 2023 When talking with someone for the first time in social situations, they often ask me what drew me to the rabbinate. I always appreciate the question, ...
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July 17, 2023 at 1:23 AM
My latest, defining my understanding of Jewish Justice. Hint: caring is essential. https://www.hevreh.org/post/justice-is-care