Notes from a Jewish Thoreau

Musings, insights, stories and nature observations from a Hasidic Jew living in the Great North Woods.
(And respectfully seeking to help my fellow Jews recover from "Nature Deficit Disorder.")

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Kapporos Protests: Reflections on a New Approach

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Note from the Editor: As readers of this blog know, I was a founding member of the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos in 2010, but broke w...

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Monday, May 20, 2019

On Jewish Theology and Abortion

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Religious freedom applies to ALL religions not just Christian fundamentalists To begin: Judaism permits abortion That is a given....

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

On Why I No Longer Do Speaking Engagements

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"Hello. I'm Rabbi Gershom, and I'm autistic..." This is how I often introduce myself to a group nowadays, because I ...

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Yonassan Gershom: I follow the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, but am not affiliated with any particular group, having learned the Breslov way from his books and by meditation in the forest as he taught. I live in northern Minnesota with my wife Caryl, 1 goose, 8 cats, a flock of chickens and a bunch of wildlife. No, there is no synagogue here. We hate the city and few Jews live in the country anymore. But no problem, God is everywhere!

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