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Teaching Our Children to Swim
As we approach Father's Day, it's important to remember that when a child learns, it's usually by trial and error, but when you are a...
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Mark Wildes
- May 24, 2021
Standing Tall
by Rabbi Mark Wildes My friend’s son, Joseph Borgen was wearing a light blue knitted yarmulke when he was beaten up in Times Square last...
Mark Wildes
- Apr 14, 2021
Our Holy Soldiers
By Rabbi Mark Wildes A number of years back when Israel received a number of additional F-35 fighter planes from the United States, the...
Mark Wildes
- Mar 21, 2021
The World is Our Classroom
By Rabbi Mark Wildes There has been a lot of talk about the unfortunate “learning loss” students have sustained during the pandemic due...
Mark Wildes
- Mar 10, 2021
A Different Type of Social Distancing
by Rabbi Mark Wildes In the last few days, more women have come forward accusing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior...
Mark Wildes
- Feb 2, 2021
Friendship, Dating & Marriage in a Charged Political World
About twelve years ago, an MJE participant, a die-hard upper West Side single—with whom I had become close and who had finally gotten...
Mark Wildes
- Dec 24, 2020
Regaining Nuance In A Cancel Culture
NOW FEATURED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL Last week on Chanukah, one of my students asked me a very good question: “Rabbi, why do we celebrate the...
Mark Wildes
- Dec 24, 2020
The True Meaning of Chanukah
NOW FEATURED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL A few years back The New York Times published a disturbing opinion column by Michael David Lukas called...
Mark Wildes
- Dec 2, 2020
Appreciating the Unexpected: A Thanksgiving Message
NOW FEATURED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL One of the books celebrity and actor Michael J. Fox wrote was called: “Lucky Man.” Why would someone...
Mark Wildes
- Nov 9, 2020
Hearing Each Other: Lessons from a Spiritual Giant
NOW FEATURED ON TIMES OF ISRAEL The moment Shabbat was out, I got the news. Not the news that Biden had won the election, but that Rabbi...
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