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Thanksgiving - Rabbi Debra Nesselson

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High Holy Days 5777. I Am a Jew. The Gloves Are Finally Off. The Middle East Conundrum. Secular New Year 2014. PDF and Complete Text. Chanukah Large Type Edition. TO BE JEWISH AND AMERICAN: WE GIVE THANKS. When we take the blessings of our lives for granted it means we are not moved by them; we experience them as our norm and we naturally assume this is the way it is and is supposed to be. Governmental incursions into individual privacy? Campaign finance which imbalances the playing field?

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B'nai Mitzvah - Rabbi Debra Nesselson

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High Holy Days 5777. I Am a Jew. The Gloves Are Finally Off. The Middle East Conundrum. Secular New Year 2014. PDF and Complete Text. Chanukah Large Type Edition. Becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah signifies the beginning of that individual's more mature journey into Jewish life with its myriad of possible manifestations. There are many ways to be Jewish. To that end, I work closely with the individual preparing for his/her Bar/Bat Mitzvah together with the family and whatever other educators are involved.

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Funerals and Dedications - Rabbi Debra Nesselson

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High Holy Days 5777. I Am a Jew. The Gloves Are Finally Off. The Middle East Conundrum. Secular New Year 2014. PDF and Complete Text. Chanukah Large Type Edition. One of the most important responsibilities of a rabbi is to honor the memories of our loved ones who have just passed away within a context of Judaic wisdom and tradition derived over the centuries. Weaving a life story together is a sacred undertaking and requires being "on call" during these times of greatest need. Rabbi Nesselson is a rabbi ...

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The Gloves Are Finally Off - Rabbi Debra Nesselson

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High Holy Days 5777. I Am a Jew. The Gloves Are Finally Off. The Middle East Conundrum. Secular New Year 2014. PDF and Complete Text. Chanukah Large Type Edition. THE GLOVES ARE FINALLY OFF: THE NEW/OLD ANTI-SEMITISM. We believed in the rule of law and a system of justice focused on rooting out not only anti-Semitism but any form of prejudice and discrimination against any minority group. Hillel’s statement comes to mind:. If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I?

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SHAVUOT 5775 - Rabbi Debra Nesselson

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High Holy Days 5777. I Am a Jew. The Gloves Are Finally Off. The Middle East Conundrum. Secular New Year 2014. PDF and Complete Text. Chanukah Large Type Edition. WHO GAVE US THE TORAH? Who is the Torah from? Who gave it to us? Did someone or some group just make it up? Not with you alone do I seal this covenant, (says the Lord) but with whoever is here, standing with us today before Adonai, our God, and with whoever is not here with us today (Deuteronomy, Nitzavim 29:13.). We are taught that it was Mose...

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Weddings - Rabbi Debra Nesselson

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High Holy Days 5777. I Am a Jew. The Gloves Are Finally Off. The Middle East Conundrum. Secular New Year 2014. PDF and Complete Text. Chanukah Large Type Edition. I always feel particularly blessed to be invited to officiate at a wedding. It is one of the greatest joys of being a rabbi to bring two people together in the sanctified covenant of marriage. When I was a teenager, well before I knew my husband, I asked Rabbi Nesselson if she would one day officiate my wedding. Fourteen years later. You really...

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Shavuot 5774 - Rabbi Debra Nesselson

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High Holy Days 5777. I Am a Jew. The Gloves Are Finally Off. The Middle East Conundrum. Secular New Year 2014. PDF and Complete Text. Chanukah Large Type Edition. Coming of Age: Shavuot, 5774. Ldquo;What does becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah mean to you? We discuss what it means to be Jewish, to be an important, participating adult member of a people that transcends political boundaries and to carry on our traditions, not just because it’s what we do as we turn 13, but because it’s what we do to. The words of ...

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Biography - Rabbi Debra Nesselson

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High Holy Days 5777. I Am a Jew. The Gloves Are Finally Off. The Middle East Conundrum. Secular New Year 2014. PDF and Complete Text. Chanukah Large Type Edition. Rabbi Nesselson is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan with a major in Jewish History. She received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Northwestern University School of Law, and her Rabbinic Ordination from The Hebrew Seminary For The Deaf in Skokie, Illinois. Earned Juris Doctor (J.D.). Jewish History major, B.A.

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Wedding Anniversary Ceremonies - Rabbi Debra Nesselson

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High Holy Days 5777. I Am a Jew. The Gloves Are Finally Off. The Middle East Conundrum. Secular New Year 2014. PDF and Complete Text. Chanukah Large Type Edition. Sometimes married couples commemorate their wedding anniversaries with a special ceremony. The anniversary ceremonies I conduct are highly personalized and filled with great warmth, joy, and deep meaning as the couple reflects upon their years of marriage together.