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Category Archives: R. David Wolpe
If It Happened At All: The Hero System of David Wolpe
On a Sunday during Passover in 2001, Rabbi David Wolpe (b. 1958) stands at the bima of Sinai Temple on Wilshire Boulevard and tells a thousand people that the Exodus, the way the Bible describes it, is not the way … Continue reading
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The David Wolpe Show
David Wolpe (b. 1958) preaches as an essayist. His pulpit voice and his prose voice sit close, closer than for most rabbis. He thinks in sentences that hold their shape. He prizes the line you remember on the drive home. … Continue reading
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Decoding Rabbi David Wolpe
ChatGPT says: Rabbi David Wolpe is best understood as a boundary translator between multiple elite alliances that do not fully trust one another. Start with his base position. Wolpe is a Conservative rabbi who rose to prominence not by tightening … Continue reading
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Rabbis & Rapists: A New Novel Exposes California Judaism
When Orthodox Judaism sends its people to oversee conversion programs, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing … Continue reading
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Second thoughts on this petition to take down Syria’s regime?
I email Professor Jonathan Sarna about this petition he signed in 2013 along with Leon Wieseltier, Joseph Telushkin, Shmuly Yanklowitz, Avi Weiss, Yosef Blau, David Wolpe, Eric Yoffie, Menachem Genack, Steven Weil, Haskel Lookstein, Mark Dratch, Jeffrey K. Salkin to … Continue reading
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Rabbi David Wolpe, Danielle Berrin Are No Longer Dating Each Other
After about a year together, the rabbi and the journalist are no longer an item. A friend emails: “I was wondering the reason your blog posts had become less frequent over the past week. I had no idea that this … Continue reading
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David Wolpe – America’s Top Congregational Rabbi
From the Jewish Chronicle of London, this interview with the Sinai Temple rav: And as for the question of gay marriages, he argues that “in America in 10 years, maybe less, maybe more, it won’t be an issue. The sociological … Continue reading
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Will Jewish Journal Hollywood Columnist Danielle Berrin Make A Good Rebbitzen?
For the past few months, journalist Danielle Berrin has been dating David Wolpe, a famous author and the senior rabbi at Sinai Temple in Westwood. Rabbi Wolpe is twice her age (he was born in 1958 and she was born … Continue reading
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Rabbi David Wolpe Separates From His Wife
In an August 28, Saturday morning sermon at Sinai Temple, Rabbi David Wolpe said: “The beginning of this sermon is going to be very personal, much more personal than any sermon I have given… “It has to do with something … Continue reading
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Sinai Temple’s Celebration Of Israel Independance Day
Jewish musician Craig Taubman emails: Luke. I produced and wrote the program. It was not only an honor it was a privilege. Few corrections. 1. The Sheriff did not speak. 2. We sang Hatikvah and were joined by 2200 people … Continue reading
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