Reb Carl's Column
Preparing To Accomplish Shalom Bayit
Reb Carl writes about his pastoral counseling and mediation practice. [Read more…]
Articles by Reb Carl Viniar
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Religious Freedoms Swing Like A Pendulum Do
Reb Carl Viniar expands on his recent “Spice Up Your Judaism” class about recent Supreme Court decisions, conducted for Congregation Kol Ami in Cherry Hill, NJ. [Read more…]
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On Our Way Back Home
Reb Carl Viniar writes about how his college friends’ and Jewish fraternity brothers’ lives unfolded in an era of protest and personal achievement, but ended up with a renewed focus on Judaism. [Read more…]
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Something’s Happening Here
Reb Carl Viniar writes about the recent rise in antisemitism and suggests some approaches to fighting back against it. [Read more…]
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Everything old is new again
I read an article in which Lisa Kudrow told the story of her son’s bar mitzvah at a mall. Her son was 16 and had gone to the mall to purchase a new game. Some [Read more…]
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Picture Yourself In A Boat, On A River
In the recent Torah portion Tazria, we were given rules regarding mothers isolating from the community immediately after childbirth. I was asked, where did these moms go? What would a place look like where they [Read more…]
D'vrei Torah
Evil Speech has Consequences
M’tzora, (Leviticus 14:1-15:33) Last week we learned of a mother’s isolation after childbirth. This week, God tells Moses how to “purify” a person who was afflicted by tsara’at and who then healed. A priest must [Read more…]
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War, What is It Good For?
Reb Carl reflects on the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the light of what was learned from opposition to the Viet Nam war. [Read more…]
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Time, Time, Time To See What’s Become Of Me
Reb Carl Viniar recently has been ordained as a Rabbinic Pastor. He developed a comprehensive manual for clergy who are engaged in pre-marital counseling with older adults. We know that many of the issues and concerns that face second or third marriages are different from those younger people who are getting married for the first time. We are providing links to his manual as well as to a one-page “Checklist for Clergy”. [Read more…]