Barr’s Banter 2010

The Dalai Lama and Laughter

The Dalai Lama’s contagious laugh got Rabbi Barr to remember an event from his childhood.
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A Community Mikvah?

Rabbi Barr tries to understand what a mikvah (ritual bath) for the entire Jewish community means.
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Knocking on Earth’s Door

Rabbi Barr reflects on a recent conference that asked the question – what would happen if aliens came to earth?
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Life Well Lived

Rabbi Barr consider what it means to live a life with intent and purpose.
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God and the Wedding

Rabbi Barr comments on an article by Dasee Berkowitz, lifecycle consultant, the says a wedding ceremony requires God to be Jewish.
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Burning the Quran and The Binding of Isaac

Rabbi Barr explores what the recent proposed Quran Burning and the Binding of Isaac have in common.
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Coping with Illness

Rabbi Barr reflects on Christopher Hitchens’ article about facing illness, belief, and the arrival of the New Year.
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Online at Beth Adam and the Theory of Relativity

Rabbi Barr invites his listeners to join him and Rabbi Laura Baum for the High Holidays at OurJewishCommunity.org.
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VoteBaum.com

Rabbi Barr talks about endorsing a candidate at VoteBaum.com.
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