Spirituality & Faith
How The Batting Cage Prepared Me For The Jewish New Year
The batting cage helped me regain my confidence and get back to writing High Holiday sermons.
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Karen Perolman
Karen Perolman is the associate rabbi at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, NJ. Ordained in 2010 by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Karen credits her involvement with NFTY, URJ Camp Harlam, and the Maryland Hillel community with her desire to pursue the rabbinate, including a pivotal summer traveling with the NFTY in Israel program. Karen is a voracious reader which fuels her passion to understand the intersections between food, politics, Judaism, feminism and social justice. She can be found on twitter @rabbikrp.
Another Way Of Looking At Things
How I’m Learning To Harness The Power Of Not Knowing
Not knowing who the attendees will be at an upcoming conference has made me uncomfortable... but maybe that's a good thing.
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November 22, 2017
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August 16, 2017
News & Politics
The Ban On Transgender Troops Is Testing The Limits Of My Compassion
Although I have worked hard at being a compassionate person, I may have reached my limit.
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July 31, 2017
Compassion for difficulties
After My Divorce, I Walk Unaccompanied, But Never Alone
A Christian parable provides comforting reassurance of God's presence during rough times.
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June 29, 2017
Daily Life
Have Patience When Making Difficult Turns…In Driving And Life
When life forces you to make an unexpected turn, remember to be patient with yourself.
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January 26, 2017
Breaking False Dichotomies
What’s Real In A “Post-Truth” World?
Part of me wants to throw up my hands and scream, "Do we really live in this world? A world where beliefs reign over facts?"
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November 23, 2016
There's More To You Than You Realize
Lusting After The Perfect Sermon On Yom Kippur
It's Yom Kippur: time for my annual sermon. And time, as always, for introspection.
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September 26, 2016
Mundane Into Sacred
The August Quiet
It is August. We are in-between. In the liminal space between what was and what will be.
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August 25, 2016
Another Way Of Looking At Things
Team Annoyed vs. Team Amazed
When the exact same experience can lead to two different realities. And the choice we have in picking the better one.
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