Greenstein: ‘Religion without humor isn’t healthy’
“The observance of today’s Jewish holiday lends tremendous insight into the Jewish mind, namely the ability to accept life with a sense of humor is a key ingredient to healthy living.”
Topic: Micah Greenstein
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March 2024
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February 2024
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Greenstein: Thinking of freedom of religion
What would Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson have to say about the current state of religion and state in America? They would remind us that we are not a Christian nation.
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January 2024
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Greenstein: ‘Celebrating new growth in the icy winter’
“As the Talmud teaches, ‘Because my parents planted trees for me, likewise I am planting trees for those who come after me.’ For the sake of our children, city and world, let’s keep planting.”
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December 2023
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Greenstein: Hanukkah’s message is one of hope
“Moving from the original Hebrew, there are actually eight different ways to spell the name of this week’s Jewish holiday in English — all of them correct. No matter how you letter it, Hanukkah contains a beautiful and powerful message.”
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November 2023
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Greenstein: Lessons from leftover turkey
“It’s no great skill ... to enjoy life’s Thanksgiving days. Who is not thrilled to open presents on a birthday, relax on a holiday or eat fresh, roasted turkey? The real test of life is the day after. ...”
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October 2023
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Greenstein: Quitting isn’t an option
Opinion: “Despite what has happened and is still happening to a Jewish State surrounded by genocidal terrorist entities bent on eradicating her, quitting isn’t an option for Israeli neighbors.”
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Impact of conflict in Middle East reaches Memphis
Rabbi Micah Greenstein of Temple Israel was supposed to leave last Sunday to lead a trip to Israel, and a separate group of Memphians are currently stuck in the country.
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September 2023
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Greenstein: Yom Kippur’s empowering message for all
“Sick or healthy, we can all use a little bravery and nourishment to meet the spiritual hunger of our times. Yom Kippur may be a Jewish holiday, but its message is food for the soul of us all.”
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December 2022
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Opinion: Micah Greenstein’s letter from Israel
The senior rabbi of the largest synagogue in Tennessee on how “religious and nationalist zealots of all faiths can wreck any country, as we all know – and Israel is on the brink of disenfranchising the majority of the Jewish people in the Diaspora.”
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October 2022
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Morris: We all need to be able to start fresh
“When we carry with us the heaviness of the broken world wherever we go, we focus such intensity on how we experience the presence of evil in our midst and risk missing the presence of God.”
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March 2022
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Conaway: Making the best of Lent
“I look forward to the return of Lent ... To the return of the Word and waffles Downtown at 102 N. Second St.”
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September 2021
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Coping with pandemic stress: From walks outside to a new furry friend
The director of hospital services at Vanderbilt Behavior Health says the pandemic-associated stress has become like the underlying conditions that make the virus itself more dangerous.
Related Story: A year and a half in, how COVID fatigue is affecting us
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Opinion: The commitment, compassion of ‘Rabbi Micah’
What makes Micah special, beside his gift for words, is that he understands the meaning of commitment.
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A year and a half in, how COVID fatigue is affecting us
“We’re tired,” Sutton Mora, executive vice president and COO of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis (CFGM) said, speaking for one and all. “That’s the word I keep using over and over.”
Related story: Coping with pandemic stress: From walks outside to a new furry friend
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March 2021
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Opinion: The ‘irrational disease’ of anti-Semitism persists
‘I suspect most people who read this will think that anti-Semitism is nothing we need to worry about in Memphis, but they are wrong. Wherever white supremacy exists it is led by those who hate Jews.’
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December 2020
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Holiday season is about finding light in COVID-19 darkness, faith leaders say
Faith leaders say this holiday season is less about the quest for a perfect Christmas or the best Hanukkah ever, and more about connecting with people as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact, and take, lives.
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July 2020
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Have a little faith; or in these times, maybe a little more
United in the fight against COVID-19, but divided by social and political issues, faith may offer America its best opportunity for community and shared healing.
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April 2020
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Clergy across several faiths issue unified response to pandemic
Assembled by Church Health Center's Dr. G. Scott Morris, leaders of several large local faith communities, across various religions, drafted a single statement in response to COVID-19 and the reopening of Shelby County.
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June 2019
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Vigil seeks change and healing in aftermath of Webber shooting
A vigil held Sunday in the wake of Brandon Webber's death remembered the father, son and friend. The event also called for healing and mending a broken relationship with Memphis Police.
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October 2018
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Memphis’ interfaith ties strengthen in aftermath of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
Mimi Kaufman Clemons was born in Detroit. She came to Memphis about 40 years ago to attend graduate school and was surprised to find such a tight and affiliated Jewish community in the South. -
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting will inform dialogue for ‘The Mystic’ panel
Following a mass shooting that killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synogogue Saturday, six Memphians are inviting the local community to not necessarily feel better, but to get better at feeling. Rabbi Micah Greenstein of Temple Israel was already scheduled to lead the October experience that uses music, stories, silence and dialogue to take attendees into “The Mystic” when he got wind of the attack.
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