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Monthly Archive for: "September, 2013"
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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted September 15, 2013

Viddui and Imperfection

  Defensiveness is such a visceral, human response at even the hint that we may not be perfect.  None of us wants to be reminded of our flaws, of the times we stumbled- I know I surely don’t!  [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted September 15, 2013

Religion in the Contemporary Strategic Environment

Why every strategic leader needs to understand religious factors in the operational environment.religion and strategy final[1] A briefing presented to the 807th Medical Command, Deployment Support

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted September 15, 2013

Unetaneh Tokef and Rabbi Amnon of Mainz- an Anti-Martyrdom Rant

        As we turn now to the powerful words of the Unetaneh Tokef prayer, we contemplate this question- What is the elusive, awful charisma of martyrdom?  Tragically, in our own generation, we [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted September 15, 2013

Wait, Wait- What!

“Patience is a virtue,” or, as George Eliot expressed it more poetically, “The wine and the sun will make vinegar without any shouting to help them.”[1]  My children think I’m the [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Holidays
Posted September 13, 2013

Reflections on the Yamim Noraim- Temple Chai Spiritual Leaders

    Erev Rosh HaShanah– Rabbi Mari Chernow  S. Y. Agnon tells the story[1] of a young man who became estranged from his father, the king. The son left his father’s palace and wandered [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted September 9, 2013

Kaddish D’Rabbanan- Honoring Our Teachers

After we study a text, it is customary to say the Kaddish D’Rabbanan- the Rabbi’s or Teacher’s kaddish- probably the least known among the variations on the kaddish prayer.  It is a special [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted September 9, 2013

Unetaneh Tokef and the Pope

What do you know about St. Francis of Assisi, and what does he have to do with the Unetaneh Tokef prayer? One of the best news stories of this past year, as far as I’m concerned, was the election [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Holidays, Relationship
Posted September 1, 2013

Love Means Having to Say You’re Sorry

         One of the more memorably ridiculous lines in literature comes from a work that was popular in my childhood- Love Story– in which the author famously wrote, “Love means never [...]

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By Bonnie Koppell
In Uncategorized
Posted September 1, 2013

Entering the Yamim Noraim

Forgiveness means so many different things to each of us. However we understand forgiveness, however we approach forgiveness, it is never easy. In fact, for most of us it is the greatest [...]

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