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Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg is rabbi emeritus of Congregation Beth-El in Edison, New Jersey and is the author of Theological and Halachich Reflections on the Holocaust, among other books. He serves on the New Jersey State Holocaust Commission and chairs the Holocaust Commission of the New York Board of Rabbis.
By Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg EDISON, New Jersey — I begin with a question that Jews have been asking for millennia. Why do they hate us? This year we saw a surprising rise in anti-Semitic attacks in America—attacks that never happened before on American soil. Rav Moshe Feinstein—the prime decisor of Jewish Law of the […]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, USAPeople are worried about jobs, rallies, protests and yes riots. The real question now: is it more important to open up the world than to live? Is it worth partying on the beach, drinking alcohol en masse at a bar or living for a future time? Young people are dying and many are killing their parents by bringing the virus in their homes. Wake up. It is your life. Do not take it for granted. And this advice applies to people of all faiths. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Jewish ReligionFor years I have been predicting that all the Holocaust education, the museums, the books and the testimonies will not save Holocaust memory. I remember saying this at a recent lecture I gave and a teacher challenged me telling me we had a great Holocaust commission. Yes I answered, I served on it for nine years, was one of its original founders,and served as one of the editors of the curriculum. [Rabbi Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Mark Dolson (Timothy Benson) is a seminarian ready to change the world, or at least the Catholic Church. He’d like to see women admitted to the priesthood. And he believes the church’s attitude opposed to homosexuality is outdated and archaic. Most of all, he believes that it is the job of the clergy to shake their parishioners from their materialism and complacency in order for them to truly follow the teachings of Jesus. [Play review by Donald H. Harrison]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Theatre, Film & BroadcastImagine that a Rabbi with many years of experience was asked to deliver a message to a rabbinical graduation class. What would he or she say? Perhaps the following message might be appropriate [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Jewish Religion, LifestylesIf we want to keep Yiddishkeit alive, if we want to make Bubbie and Zeide in heaven shep nachas and be proud, if we want to feel the Presence of Gd in our lives and know Gd has our back, then we must show some enthusiasm about Gd and Jewish life. I would like to read to you a series of email letters that a father from Atlanta, writes to his son in Los Angeles that brilliantly illustrates this. Let me first tell you that the letters are a complete figment of my imagination, yet I see much of myself in them. Maybe you too, will see reflections of your own life in these very private and intimate letters. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Jewish ReligionWhat do you do when you are offended, hurt by other people’s words or actions? I believe we all have been hurt at some point of our life, maybe betrayed, and disappointed by a friend, boyfriend, girlfriend or even a brother or sister. After any offense you might get angry, bitter; you might start automatically to dislike that person, maybe even hate him, wish him the worst. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, LifestylesPeople are worried about jobs, rallies, protests and yes riots. The real question now is it more important to open up the world than to live.? Is it worth partying on the beach, drinking alcohol in mass at a bar or living for a future time? Young people are dying and many are killing their parents by bringing the virus in their homes. Wake up. It is your life. Do not take it for granted. And this advice applies to those considering High Holy Day services as well. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Jewish Religion, USAFollowing the loss and destruction of the 1st Temple in Jerusalem in the year 70 C.E., the rabbis decided the Jewish home should be a Mikdash m’at—a “miniature temple”—a holy space where the Shechina (Gd’s Presence) would live. How does one make a Jewish home? Let me share with you this little piece I found: [Rabbi Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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StandWithUs, in conjunction with other Jewish groups, reports that the revised recommendations for an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) improve upon the original version that was rejected by the State Board of Education but still has its flaws. Enumerating, the pro-Israel group listed the perceived improvements and problems with the current version which, like its predecessor, will go before the State Board of Education for approval. [Our Shtetl San Diego County column by Donald H. Harrison]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USAIn all faiths, cultures, and communities, the question of evil plays a prominent role in that specific group’s philosophies. What is evil, and how does one comprehend it in our lives? In Judaism, the question of evil and suffering is expressed in the following statement “Tzadik ve ra lo- A righteous person, and bad to him, rasha vetov lo- a wicked person, and good to him.” The question is why do righteous people suffer and experience hardship, while others who are “wicked “do not experience pain and suffering? [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Jewish ReligionWith grief comes loss and with loss comes change. We have all experienced some form of loss: the death of a friend or loved one; divorce; illness of self or others; or an endless list of personal setbacks. Loss is a very real part of life for everyone at one time or another. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Jewish Religion, LifestylesI supports conservatism, fairness, love of country, and most of all the right of Jews to be free of anti-Semitic attacks and the public discrimination proclivity. Already when Donald Trump ran in the primaries, I had faith not only that Trump would be a good president for all Americans, but he would turn over the hostile tide President Obama established against the State of Israel. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, International, Jewish History, USATo me, the Holocaust is much more than a tragic event in Jewish and World history. To me, it was a wake-up call. In the pre-Holocaust era, European Jewry was rapidly looking to assimilate. Jews were holding some of the most prestigious positions in society, ranging from doctors to musicians to professors and even politicians, some Jews were so wrapped up in their social ranks that they did not even identify with their Judaism anymore. It’s said that the Jewish Germans were Germans first then Jews. They were more loyal to their country than their G-d. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, USA