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Jun 20, 2018, 12:12 AM

It’s not only about summer camp

Illustrative: Jewish summer camp at Surprise Lake Camp. (Surprise Lake Camp)

When even hummus is political, inflaming passions is easy, but what we really need is education

Oct 10, 2016, 8:54 PM

Dear Mr. Trump: I originally wrote most of this last week, before the release of the now infamous video of you and your pal, Billy Bush. Even if I bought your childish “locker room talk” excuse (not sure where you...

Jul 9, 2016, 12:00 AM

Just stop it now

There is a clear correlation between the awful tragedies we've experienced here in the United States and the vitriolic atmosphere of our public discourse. It eerily reminds me of the toxicity in Israel before Yitzchak Rabin's assassination. It's not simply...

Mar 3, 2016, 7:30 PM

I agree: Let’s make America great again

I agree. Let’s make America great again. Let’s create a society of civil discourse with no more insults. Let’s create a society of compassion, where mocking people for their looks or their disability never happens again. Let’s create a society where we will banish hatred and...

Nov 27, 2015, 9:36 AM

Commanded to love

I recently hearkened back to a college class on world religions, where I was explaining my understanding of some concept in Judaism. I don’t remember what it was, but I do remember a fellow student asking me if what...

Mar 11, 2015, 11:33 PM

No, Rabbi Boteach, genocide is not our defining characteristic

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach refers to himself as “America’s rabbi.” Although I don’t consider him my rabbi, I wondered what entitled him to this honorific title. I think I now know why. First a little background. My father, of blessed memory,...

Dec 31, 2014, 12:09 AM

To interdate or not to interdate: that’s not the question

The real focus must be on helping young people and adults alike to find ways to live meaningful Jewish lives

Nov 12, 2014, 9:49 PM

Remember Moderation?

We used to live in a colorful world. It was a mosaic, not only of different and sometimes clashing colors, but shapes and sizes, too. It was a marketplace of ideas and ideologies. It was a place where you...

Oct 30, 2014, 7:32 AM

Adding Insult to “Aspergery”

So now we know what members of the Obama administration really think of Prime Minister Netanyahu. As if we didn't know. Jeffrey Goldberg's Atlantic article, however, gives us more specifics. "Recalcitrant, myopic, reactionary, obtuse, blustering, pompous, and 'Aspergery.'” Not to mention the now...

Aug 4, 2014, 11:58 PM

Should we bother with Tisha B’Av in America?

During my first summer as a camper at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin in 1969, I remember participating in a discussion called something like "Do we still need Tisha B"av?" We were only two years removed from the Six Day...

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About Me

Rich Moline is a Jewish educator, non-profit executive, and volunteer leader living in Chicago.