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... We walked through the ruins for a while and then went to the modern day tourist trap, found a cafe next to the Mediterranean and chilled for a while before trekking back to our bus stop to take the trip home. The attached pictures don't to the place justice but you're gonna want to take a peek at ...
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... amount of time asking the Chief to direct the work here. We had some fun meals together and also spent time blessing one another. I think I may have forgot to tell you that my luggage did finally arrive and I now walk around in clean clothes. I'm sure everyone is happy about that. Too bad I didn't pay for my trip with my Amex card cuz I could have gotten a new free ...
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We wore our coats to breakfast even though there was a small fireplace in the room. And as for our room, the electric heater didn't do the job, even though we left it on all the time. There were 45 mph winds on one day that made it hard to heat up. These windows were made to be open and not keep heat inside! It's nowhere near as cold as at home in ...
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Just now I read some posts about
List<T> vs
LinkedList<T>, so I decided to benchmark some structures myself. I benchmarked
List<T> and
LinkedList<T> by adding data and removing data to/from the front/end. Here's the benchmark result:
Pushing to Stack... Time used: 7067 ticks
Poping from Stack... Time used: 2508 ticks
Enqueue to Queue... Time used: 7509 ticks
Dequeue from Queue... Time used: 2973 ticks
Insert to List at the front... Time used: 5211897 ticks
RemoveAt from List at the front... Time used: 5198380 ticks
Add to List at the end... Time used: 5691 ticks
RemoveAt from List at the end... Time used: 3484 ticks
AddFirst to LinkedList... Time used: 14057 ticks
RemoveFirst from LinkedList... Time used: 5132 ticks
AddLast to LinkedList... Time used: 9294 ticks
RemoveLast from LinkedList... Time used: 4414 ticks
http://pastebin.com/k3SWx9kF http://pastebin.com/5Qe22dmK
(The code is too long so I put it there instead of here.)
The differences are so dramatic!
As you can see, the performance of
Stack<T> and
Queue<T> are fast and comparable, that's expected.
List<T>, using the front and the end has so much differences! And to my surprise, performance of adding/removing from the end is actually comparable to the performance of
LinkedList<T>, manipulating with the front is fast (-er than
, but for the end, it is incredibly slow for removing manipulating with the end is too.
So... can any experts account on:
- the similarity in performance of using
Stack<T>and the end of
- the differences in using the front and the end of
List<T>, and
- the reason that using the end of
LinkedList<T>is so slow (not applicable as that is a coding error due to the use of Linq's
Last(), thanks to CodesInChaos)?
I think I know why
List<T> doesn't handle the front so well... because
List<T>needs to move the whole list back and fro when doing that. Correct me if I am wrong.
P.S. My
System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.Frequency is
2435947, and the program is targeted to .NET 4 Client Profile and compiled with C# 4.0, on Windows 7 Visual Studio 2010.


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Dr. David G. Droller, MD
Infectious Disease
- 1600 S Andrews Ave
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- 1 Location
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Dr. David G. Droller graduated from the New York University School of Medicine in 1974. He works in Fort Lauderdale, FL and specializes in Infectious Disease. Dr. Droller is affiliated with Broward Health Medical Center.
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: English
Infectious Disease
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine; Graduated 1974
1600 S Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954) 712-6427
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Practice Website: browardhealth.org
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I regularly troll social media and online patient stories, mining for insights about Healthy Survivorship. A most disturbing phenomenon in that context continues: cyber-bullying.
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Two news stories today contain words of wisdom for Healthy Survivors.
Continue reading "Wise Words" »
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My Empowered Patients Change National Guidelines post concluded, "Patients really can help facilitate progress in medicine."
Here's the key: It's not how loudly patients push their agendas, but how well.
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The notion of "empowered patients" brings to mind people actively involved in their day-to-day medical care. But it can mean more. Read this story in CURE magazine and NPR about a group of patients with metastatic lung cancer that took on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and won.
Continue reading "Empowered Patients Change National Cancer Guidelines" »
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In Healthy in a Falling Apart Sort of Way, health journalist Jane Brody encourages us to ask what it means to be healthy.
Continue reading "What Does It Mean to be Healthy in 2015?" »
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Suddenly facing what will likely be the end of his life, Oliver Sacks shares his reaction and perspective.
This 81-year old professor of neurology at NYU and author of marvelous books personifies what it means to be a Healthy Survivor--someone who gets good care and lives as fully as possible.
For insights and inspiration, read My Own Life.
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In Best Flu Vaccine, I expressed anger at a TV news station for airing an interview with a mother who drew the wrong conclusion about a past decision.
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My favorite news show recently aired a story that tested my loyalty. It was about the flu epidemic. I was so disappointed by their dangerous message that could adversely influence people's decision about getting vaccinated.
Continue reading "Best Flu Vaccine" »
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What timing. Susan Gubar's "Living with Cancer" column today and my current "View from the Other Side of the Stethoscope" column both discuss the same topic: the potential negative impact of certain commonly used words and phrases in medicine.
HEALING ADJECTIVES (Harpham; Oncology Times)
COMING TO TERMS (Gubar; NY Times)
These discussions can help us reshape our language of medicine in healing ways.
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I got cancer because of bad luck?
In Living at Random, George Johnson discusses an idea that is not at all new: "Random, spontaneous glitches ...may be the most pervasive carcinogen of all." But he does it in a way that helps us accept it.
Continue reading "Chance and Cancer" »
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A NYTimes op-ed piece titled "Doctor, Shut Up and Listen" leaves me unsettled.
Continue reading "Doctor, Shut Up and Listen" »
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Here are some definitions of words that are often used interchangeably in conversations about healthcare, despite their different meanings.
Continue reading "How are EMR, EHR, PHR and Patient Portals Related?" »
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Medical Records best serve patients if designed to best serve patients. I offer that tautology to push us to explore which design of medical records optimizes patient care.
Continue reading "Medical Records and Healthy Survivorship - II" »
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A series of earlier posts looked at the issue of patients reading their medical records. The last entry suggested we look at the core problem. Which is: The digital medical records often are designed to serve a variety of people -- and usually patients are not at the top of that list.
Continue reading "Medical Records and Healthy Survivorship" »
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I made it, without really hoping for it.
Continue reading "A Picture of Hope" »
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I'm 60 years old today. Happy Day!
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Thank you for your patience during this period of infrequent posts on Healthy Survivorship. And thank you to those of you who sent me emails and cards of support since reading When a Sister has Cancer. I'm happy to report that her recent scans document a dramatic response to the first three cycles of chemo.
Continue reading "When a Sister has Cancer -- Part II" »
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Nowadays many (if not most) medical offices offer patients the option of reviewing at least parts of their chart online via secure portals. What does this mean for Healthy Survivors?
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An article titled "The Road toward Fully Transparent Medical Records" (New England Journal of Medicine; 1/2/2014) offers the perspective of some clinicians on Open Notes and its implications for clinicians and patients.
Continue reading "The Road toward Fully Transparent Medical Records" »
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In 2010, I posted a series on OpenNotes, a newly launched national initiative "to give patients access to the visit notes written by their doctors, nurses, or other clinicians."
Continue reading "OpenNotes Revisited" »
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NPR's recent story, When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write, focuses on the benefits to both doctors and patients.
Continue reading "When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write " »
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One morning earlier this summer, I was poised to do some writing in a crowded waiting room at my car dealership when my sister called me. "Can you talk?"
Continue reading "When a Sister has Cancer" »
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A few months ago I discussed with clinicians at MD Anderson Cancer Center an approach to talking with patients about Phase I Trials. Here are links to my talk and PowerPoint:
Talking with Patients about Phase I Trials (58:02)
Dr. Harpham's Presentation (PowerPoint slides)
Continue reading "The Hope of Phase I Clinical Trials" »
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The idea that caregivers need attention is nothing new. What's news is the launch of a formal training program for caregivers. The driving goal is not to develop caregivers' caregiving skills, but to help caregivers tend to their own welfare.
Continue reading "When the Caregivers Need Healing" »
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If you care for an elderly friend or loved one, you might find a recent NYTimes article on liquid nutritional supplements both interesting and useful: Geriatricians: Beware "Liquid Candy."
Continue reading "Beware "Liquid Candy"" »
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To address a difficult task, here's an excerpt from my Patient Handout on Making Treatment Decisions:
Continue reading "Making Treatment Decisions" »
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One Last Sale, a short story by critical-care nurse Judith Reishtein and published last year in Pulse: Voices from the Heart offers insights about patients' willpower and loved-ones' gifts to patients at the end of life.
Continue reading " End-of-life Will and Gifts" »
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Here's a topic people often avoid until forced to face it: How to Choose a Hospice. But, like learning the evacuation procedures on your flight, you don't want to begin learning about hospice when in the midst of a loved one's (or your own) health crisis.
Continue reading "How to Choose a Hospice" »
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Last month I was invited by Adele O'Reilly to offer some tips on survivorship for Freshbenies, a website devoted to helping patients navigate the medical system. Below are excerpts from her full post, titled, 5 Tips for Healthy Survivorship"
Continue reading "5 Tips for Healthy Survivorship" »
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From the doctor's point of view, what makes talking about Phase I trials so challenging?
Continue reading "Phase I Trials - A Difficult Discussion " »
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Clinical trials are designed to answer scientific questions about promising treatments that may prove to be ineffective and/or harmful. So a legitimate concern of patients is: "Can researchers really want what's best for me?"
Continue reading "Can Researchers Want What's Best for Me?" »
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As promised in my May 24th post, here's my response to the argument that therapies of Phase I studies are given to learn about dosing--and not to help the patient, so they cannot be called "treatment."
Continue reading "Phase I Toxicity Studies as Treatment?" »
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My recent overview of medical treatments sets the stage to explain why I believe therapies administered in Phase I trials can be called "treatment."
Continue reading "Can We Call Phase I Trials "Treatment"? " »
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Some clinicians think investigational therapies administered in Phase I trials should not be called "treatment." To explain why I believe those therapies can, indeed, be called treatment, let's first look at the general idea of treatment.
Continue reading "Are Phase I Trials "Treatment"?" »
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I posted on this blog only twice in April, the month before my May 6th keynote at MD Anderson. What made the topic--"Talking with Patients about Phase I Trials"--so challenging that it consumed all my writing hours for most of this year?
Continue reading "Talking about Phase I Trials" »
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In my April 18th post, I discussed (again) the problems with war imagery for many people trying to be Healthy Survivors. Note Cynthia's comment on that post. So what imagery might be more healing?
Continue reading "If not a Cancer "Battle," then what?" »
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In Wounded by the Language of War, NYTimes Paula Span reflects on the damage of referring to all illness as a battle to be fought--and won, whenever possible. I've been ranting about this for years, such as in the column, Misguided Metaphor.
Continue reading " Stop All the Fighting to the Death" »
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An article by Paula Span, A Decision Deferred, highlights an issue that needs to be a routine part of the decision to have a pacemaker implanted, as well as the follow-up care: When, if ever, will a patient want to turn it off?
Continue reading "Turning Off the Pacemaker" »
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An essay by Danielle Ofri MD highlights some key challenges to modern healthcare that fall under the category: narrowing the gap between ideal care and the care that patients actually receive.
Continue reading "Doctor Priorities vs. Patient Priorities" »
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I just returned from Japan, where I delivered two keynotes on supporting the children whose parent has cancer. The second event was sponsored by The Hope Tree, an organization named by founder Kaori Osawa, a social worker and cancer survivor, after the title of my second children's book.
Here's a 100-second clip from the national media coverage: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140309/k10015836971000.html
March 17th: The above link is no longer live, since the story is over a week old. Trying to gain access to archived file. Will keep you posted.
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Anyone who caught one of the Big Four shows over the past couple of years would agree that they were truly once-in-a-lifetime events. As many fans are still hoping the Big Four -- Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth -- will come their way, Slayer's Kerry King believes the bands will likely now go their separate ways.
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Just over a week after wrapping up their 30th anniversary celebration at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Metallica have posted a 27-minute recap video of the first of the four concerts.
In case you missed it (video here,) Dave Mustaine joined Metallica on stage at the Fillmore in San Francisco for five songs on the final night of their 30th anniversary celebration. Mustaine recently talked to Powerline about the show, including his earliest memories of Metallica.
For the last week, we've done our best to bring you clips of the four previously unreleased songs Metallica has debuted over the course of their 30th anniversary celebration. While Metallica fan club members already have downloads of all four tracks from the Death Magnetic sessions, Metallica has decided to release all four songs as a digital EP titled Beyond Magnetic.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I'd certainly feel pretty good if Jimmy Page went out of his way to shoot a video message to me on my 30th birthday. And that's exactly what the legendary guitarist did for Metallica, along with an impressive list of fellow musicians, including Slash, Aerosmith, Rush, Tom Morello, Slash, Green Day, Sammy Hagar, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Kerry King and more.
As you likely already know, this past weekend featured the final two shows of Metallica's 30th anniversary celebration at the Fillmore in San Francisco.
On the final night of Metallica's four-show 30th anniversary celebration, Megadeth leader and former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine joined his former bandmates onstage for five songs. You can check out video of Mustaine performing "Phantom Lord," "Jump in the Fire," "Metal Militia," "Hit the Lights" and "Seek & Destroy" below.
As we've reported -- a lot -- Metallica have been celebrating their 30th anniversary for the past week with a series of shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco featuring a rotating cast of special guests that makes it seem like virtually everyone wanted to wish Metallica a happy 30th birthday.
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Passover: Fact or Fiction
Passover is definitely one of my favorite holidays. It's generally observed at home – with friends and/or family. There are some delicious foods (macaroons, matzah ball soup!) and some less delicious foods (gefilte fish, horseradish!). It's a holiday that asks us to be creative and to celebrate it in ways that are most meaningful to us.
Yesterday, I had lunch with some friends and their kindergartner and second grader. The kids had recently learned about the Passover story in school and were eager to tell it to me in great detail. They recounted a lot of the details of the story (Moses and his role, each of the ten plagues, Pharaoh's role, etc.). But as I listened to them, I was reminded that so much of what kids are taught about Judaism actually needs to be retaught (or sometime untaught!) later. A child simply can't learn and appreciate the complexity of Judaism.
That's why when I teach or coordinate programs for children, my goal is not just that they learn some facts. My bigger goals are that they learn to think and question, to be analytical in their approach. And that they are intrigued enough by Judaism that they want to come back to it and learn more as adults.
As adults, we can more fully appreciate the nuances of our tradition. We can separate fact from fiction – and realize that the mythology of our past is important, but so is the historical unpacking of those legends.
This year, my colleague Robert Barr and I did just this as we created a three minute YouTube video for Passover – separating fact from fiction. We talk about how the Exodus didn't really happen, how the Easter egg and Passover egg are similar, how Passover was originally a very different holiday, and more. Check it out here.
Learning about Passover and other aspects of Judaism as a child is not enough. If you attended Religious School as a kid and were turned off and don't want to relive that experience, know that the experience you can have as an adult learner of Judaism is deeper and more profound. As adults, we can appreciate the creativity of the past while respecting our own ability to be creative, to think, and to reason.
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Purim: Not So G-Rated
When I think of the Purim holiday, I tend to think of noise-making, carnivals, costumes, and cookies. It was definitely one of the more fun Jewish holidays when I was a kid. But, as an adult who has actually read the Book of Esther, I realize that there are many parts of the story that are not so kid-friendly.
1. While I did dress up as Queen Esther for at least one Purim carnival as a child, it turns out that the story does not treat women well. Ahasheurus' first wife, Vashti, was asked to parade naked in front of the king and his friends. She refused, and was replaced as Queen because of her unwillingness to appear nude before a group of drunken men. It was Esther, a woman who was willing to do this, who was rewarded by the King and became a hero of Jewish tradition. Throughout the text, there are several troubling details about how women are treated throughout the story, including in the king's harem, where women were kept as concubines whose role it was to please the king.
2. There is a lot of murder in this story. The Jews felt threatened during the story until thanks to Esther, the king decided to save the Jews. The catch was that the decree to kill the Jews could not be reversed, so the king instead allowed the Jews to defend themselves. The oppressed (Jews) become the oppressor, killing not only their attackers and the sons of Haman, but also 75,000 Persians. Personally, I find it hard to claim that murdering more than 75,000 people was self-defense.
3. Revenge is a powerful theme associated with the Purim holiday. On the Shabbat prior to Purim, the traditional Torah reading is the story of the defeat of Amalek. The Bible speaks of the Amalekites as cruel people, and thus the Israelites were commanded to destroy the Amalekites. The connection to Purim is that its villain, Haman, is said to be a descendant of the Amalekites. Thus, when one reads about wiping out the Amalekites and then reads about the Jews committing murder at the end of the book of Esther, one might conclude that violence and revenge are celebrated in these texts.
4. Drunkenness is celebrated on Purim. In the Talmud, it says that one should drink to the point where he no longer can distinguish between the bad guy (Haman) and the good guy (Mordechai). This is clearly an adult angle of the holiday.
5. And remember those good cookies? Hamantaschen! I always learned the three-cornered cookies were representative of Haman's hat or his ears. It turns out that they may more closely resemble female genitals. Lilith Magazine's Rabbi Susan Schnur writes:
So … . can I prove that hamantaschen are contemporary sacred vulva cakes? No. But it certainly makes academic and gut sense to me: that parthenogenetic (self-fertilizing) hamantaschen—pubic triangles traditionally filled with black seeds—are pre-spring, full-moon fertility cookies, suggesting the potency of female generative power, and heralding women's and the Earth's seasonally awakening creativity.
What does all of this mean? Should we skip the Purim fun for kids just because the holiday has adult themes as well – and in some parts, disturbing messages? I don't think so. I think it's important to celebrate the holiday across the ages. And, then, my hope is that every child grows up and wants to learn the "rest of the story" because those details are fascinating and important as well. They shed light on the biblical authors and their worldview.
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Five Ways the Super Bowl is like Online Judaism
As a rabbi of an online congregation, I am often asked about whether people have "real" Jewish experiences online. Some argue that you can't have a meaningful Jewish experience unless you're in a room with other Jews.
I disagree. I have seen time and time again how having an online community like OurJewishCommunity.org gives people an opportunity to connect to Judaism, to other Jews, and to rabbis.
I was thinking about this as I watched the Super Bowl last night. There may have been 80,000 people in the stadium watching the game, but another 118 million watched on TV – and I'm pretty sure their experience was equally "real."
Is watching at home the same as watching in a packed arena? Of course not! I know there is nothing quite like the feeling of being in an arena full of fans. You can see the action up close (if you have good seats), you cheer loudly among others, and you feel part of the action. But watching from home also has advantages. You can watch alone or with friends, you can listen to the commentators, and you can see the commercials (either an advantage or a disadvantage depending on your perspective!).
Watching the Super Bowl on TV and participating in Shabbat and other holiday services online have many similarities. Here are five:
1. Most people were not watching the game alone. The myth is that if you watch High Holiday services online, it must be isolating. But I know many people who have the equivalent of Super Bowl parties for Jewish holidays! Often, someone will invite over a dozen friends for a Rosh Hashanah meal and then they'll gather around a flat screen TV with our live services streaming. They've printed our unique liturgy and are participating as an intimate community, as part of an even larger community.
2. Not everyone can afford to go the Super Bowl, not everyone has a stadium nearby, and some people who have shown up to games in the past haven't felt welcomed. It's the same with Judaism. Some people have physical limitations, geographic barriers, financial obstacles, or other reasons they cannot attend synagogue. For them, an online community is a perfect connection to Jewish community.
3. Some people had to be at work or take care of other responsibilities during the game – and I'm betting many of them DVRed the game to watch later. So too with services. Not everyone can take time on a Friday night to go to synagogue – but everyone can find a break in their week to create what Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel called a "sanctuary in time." That's why OurJewishCommunity.org makes its services available on-demand. I know one of our community members is an ER physician and works on Shabbat – so she makes her "Shabbat" on Tuesday and is able to participate in our services then.
4. Some people prefer the anonymity of the screen. If you don't yet know the difference between a touchdown, a field goal, and a two-point conversion and you can't tell the offense from the defense, you may not feel comfortable showing up with other fans to talk about the game. By watching on your own, you can learn. Many have commented to me that they feel more comfortable asking a rabbi questions online than in person. For some people, watching online is a way to dip one's toe in before walking through synagogue doors.
5. You can have community across miles. Seahawks fans felt a kinship with one another last night, as did Patriots fans. Participants in OurJewishCommunity.org who have never met feel a connection to one another because of their shared values and philosophical approach to Judaism. During services, we rabbis even encourage online chatting – which means conversations happen between people in different states and on different continents – adding to the diversity of our Jewish conversations.
Technology also means families can have shared holiday or sports experiences, even when separated by geography. During many March Madness basketball games, I've sat on the phone with my dad as we each watched the final moments of a close game. After many exciting Wimbledon tennis matches, I would often call my grandmother to debrief the game. While we didn't live in the same cities, the shared on-screen experience allowed us to enjoy a game together and connect with one another around it. The same thing happens at OurJewishCommunity.org.
One of my favorite emails from a participant in OurJewishCommunity.org came in after our first High Holidays (in 2008!):
I came to work and my partner took the kids to services. I thought I'd be fine, but I was so isolated and getting really upset. I did a google search for a live streaming service, and there you were… So, for details – first, my mother also did not go to services yesterday for her own reasons. She was also sad and called me just before the shofar blew. I quickly sent her the link and we sat on the phone, DC to Florida, and listened to your shofar together. It was an amazing moment for us. I know neither of us would have words of appreciation grand enough to capture what we felt.
When I read that email, I knew our online community was offering something that a bricks-and-mortar experience simply couldn't offer. Would this mother and daughter have preferred to be in synagogue, sitting with one another that day? Probably. But, the circumstances didn't allow for that. So, thanks to technology, they enjoyed a holiday together.
Is the Super Bowl the equivalent of a Jewish service? Absolutely not! But they both have in-person and online components – and variety is good.
For those Jews who prefer bricks-and-mortar synagogue experiences, I am glad they have found a place that feels comfortable. And for those who prefer an online Jewish experience, I'm glad those options exist as well. What could be wrong with having more access points to Jewish connection? I'd say that's a winning proposition!
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Fix Society. Now. Please!
It's been just over a week since Leelah Alcorn committed suicide. Leelah grew up not far from where I live in Cincinnati. If you haven't heard Leelah's story, it's a tragic one. Leelah was a trans teen who chose to kill herself because, as she wrote in her suicide note, "the life I would've lived isn't worth living in… because I'm transgender."
Leelah's note was posted on tumblr shortly after she purposefully walked in front of a truck on a dark night, but tumblr has since removed the blog post. In that post, Leelah described feeling like a girl trapped in a boy's body ever since she was four years old.
Leelah's parents were not supportive of her gender identity, to say the least. For several months, they completely isolated Leelah by removing her from public school, taking away her computer and phone, and not letting her use social media. Leelah's parents also took her to Christian therapists who she said told her she was selfish and wrong.
So, Leelah felt her best option was suicide. For Leelah, I am so sad. For every person who struggles for acceptance of their sexuality and/or gender identity, I am sad. For every person who feels life is not worth living, I am so sad and distraught.
That Leelah's parents used religion (Christianity) to reject their child's gender identity makes me angry. Clearly, there are many Christians who would accept Leelah for who she was. Certainly, there are some Jews who would argue acceptance of Leelah, and other Jews who would argue rejection.
My Judaism and my humanism bring me to a very simple conclusion: Leelah was a person. She was Leelah. And, my humanness moves me to compassion, to understanding, and to acceptance of others and their feelings.
I do not believe that religion should be used to marginalize and stigmatize. I want to be part of a religious community that is open to possibilities – and that empowers every person to be himself or herself.
Leelah ended her suicide note by asking us to fix society. Our actions cannot bring Leelah back, but hopefully they can make a difference in the lives of others.
Here are just a few small steps you can take to support others:
• Read PFLAG's Guide to Being a Trans Ally
• If you're involved in Jewish organizational life, talk to the leadership about how your organization can be most inclusive
• If you have children or work with children, open the door to important and honest conversations about sexuality and gender
• Know the signs of suicide and be ready when you see the sings to open up important conversations and make connections between people and resources available
In the words of Leelah Alcorn, "Fix society. Please." Challenge accepted.
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Mensch on the Bench Hits Shark Tank with His Jewish Appearance
December is here along with the season of Christmas lights, Hanukkah cookies, Festivus celebrations, holiday shopping, the Elf on the Shelf, and now… the Mensch on a Bench.
For the last couple of years, I've admired the creativity of several of my Facebook friends who have posted photos of their Elves on the Shelf staged quite mischievously each night leading up to Christmas. It seemed Jewish families just didn't have a good option available for such a doll in their house. And then, last year, I stumbled on the Kickstarter campaign for the Mensch on a Bench and was very impressed to see a Jewish version of this toy.
The Mensch, named Moshe, is a one-foot tall plush doll. To my eye, he looks stereotypically Jewish: he's got a beard, a black hat, and a scarf resembling a tallit (prayer shawl). He's got a Hebrew name (Moshe) and could have jumped off the screen of Fiddler on the Roof. When I see the Mensch, he looks nothing like most Jews I know.
Most Jews I know never wear a tallit. Most Jews I know never wear a black hat. And, most Jews I know don't have beards. Only some of the Jews I know are men. And only some are white.
I understand that the Mensch's creator had to choose one "look" for the Mensch, and so it's impossible for him to represent us all. Admittedly, I'm not sure what the Mensch should look like. But I can't help but wonder if this Mensch is inadvertently perpetuating some stereotypes – conveying that this is what "authentic" Jews look like.
If the Mensch looked more like the Elf but was wearing blue and white, I'd be happier. Or, if there were different versions of the Mensch showing the diversity of the Jewish community, I'd be way happier (and I'd probably buy them all!).
Also problematic is the book that accompanies Moshe the Mensch. That story opens with an illustration of a family lighting a Hanukkah menorah. You guessed it: a white family with a mom and a dad and a son and a daughter. A family in which the dad and son wear yalmulkes as head covering. While some families I know look this, others do not. Some have two dads, some have only a mom, some have a child or parent of a different race, some have no children. And while some Jewish men (and women!) wear yarmulkes, most do not. When we designed coloring book pages at OurJewishCommunity.org for Hanukkah, we purposefully included images that reflected diversity: interfaith families, Jews without yarmulkes, kids in wheelchairs, same-sex parents, etc.
Sadly, I think the images reflected in this opening illustration of the Mensch book present the most traditional approach, one that simply doesn't reflect the identity of most Jews today. While Moshe may be typical of how Jews are most often portrayed, I think it misses an opportunity to more accurately reflect the diversity of the Jewish community.
A few months ago, I had an opportunity to meet with the Mensch's creator (and he was nice enough to give me a Mensch!). A former Hasbro employee, now a dad and an entrepreneur, Neal Hoffman is an impressive guy.
Overall, I like the Mensch and think it's nice that there is a Jewish version of the Elf. Also great is that the the Mensch encourages mensch-like qualities. He comes with a set of Hanukkah rules, one of which is to choose a night of Hanukkah to give gifts to people in need.
It turns out I'm not the only one evaluating the Mensch this week. The Mensch on the Bench will be on Shark Tank this Friday night, so we'll see what the sharks think. In the meantime, I'd love to hear your thoughts about the Mensch's looks; please share your comments here.
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Hopefulness at the General Assembly
As a rabbi of an innovative global organization, it is important for me not just to be in my office but to also be on the road learning from others. That means I try to attend a handful of conferences each year—and today I'm a first-time attendee at the Jewish Federation of North America's General Assembly, known in shorthand as "the GA." It's a conference for volunteer and professional leaders of Jewish Federations and those with an interest in Jewish philanthropy.
At events like this, my hopes are that I will make connections to new friends and colleagues, that I will learn some new tools, that I will leave with just as many questions as answers, and that I will have a sense of optimism about what is possible in the Jewish community.
When I was flipping through the list of sessions, I realized there are two ways to view them, one more positive than the other.
There's a long-standing tradition that Jewish telegrams were easy to recognize because they would say simply, "letter to follow. Begin worrying." And, it is easy to read through a list of session topics at a conference like this, and to begin panicking: How will we fundraise? What will Israel's future look like? How will we engage teens/young adults/aging adults/interfaith families/fill-in-the-blank? What will we do about rising anti-Semitism in Europe? How do we balance collectivism and individualism? Is Jewish education working or not?
Some people answer those questions with doom-and-gloom answers. But I don't think that's what this conference is about (otherwise I wouldn't be here!). Conferences like this work when those in the room confront the realities of Jewish life and then figure out how to embrace opportunities for what could be rather than bemoan what is.
While there is some truth that worrying is part of the Jewish historical experience, it is also the case that celebration has long been an affirmation of a positive Jewish identity. We are a people of happiness and joy, laughter and humor. We are a people of hope.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, a speaker at this conference, once said that "Judaism is humanity's faith in the future tense; the Jewish voice is the voice of inextinguishable hope."
Being at a conference with thousands of people who care about Jewish life and want to celebrate it – this gives me much hope. My telegram (now a tweet) from my time at the GA will say: email to follow, no need to worry—we are a people of hope.
To watch my Rosh Hashanah sermon on which this blog post is loosely based, please click here.
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What's YOUR Legacy?
There's an old joke about a rabbi, a priest, and a minister. The three leaders are speaking on a panel at a conference and are all asked the same question: "What would you like people to say about you after you die?" The priest answers first and says he hopes people will talk about how he was able to shepherd his flock and help them understand the love that God has for them as Catholics. The minister then says that he hopes he will be remembered for being a caring and thoughtful man who brought many people closer to Christ. The rabbi answers last; after a pause, she says "I would want people at my funeral to say: 'look! She's breathing!'"
Joking aside, the question of what we hope is said about our lives is a fascinating one. Each of us leaves a legacy—and the new year is a wonderful time to think about what that will look like.
One of the things that always strikes me about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is that in some ways the holidays can make us feel like we are starting the new year with a clean slate. But to think like that suggests that our actions and words only have a fleeting impact on others and on the world in which we live. The reality is that all of what we do, i.e. the good and the bad which will ultimately comprise our legacy, is created over our lifetimes and felt for a long time.
In our fast-paced world, many of us don't have the luxury to reflect on what we do well. Instead, we only find time to dwell on our missteps, often rewinding in our minds those things we regret. But, there's value in also focusing on where we do well and where we do good. It can help us chart our course for being our best selves moving forward.
A centuries-old tradition that some Jews participate in is writing an ethical will—a document that articulates values to pass on to future generations. This is certainly a worthwhile practice. But whether we write such a document or not – all of us can at least take a few minutes to focus on what it is that matters to us: if we were going to write a personal vision statement, what would that look like?
I recently read a graphic novel called On Purpose by Vic Strecher. Dr. Strecher points out that having a purpose has many benefits; focusing on something beyond our egos helps us grow, helps makes us more resilient, and can actually help prevent disease. In reading this book I realized that charting our purpose in a forward direction is how we can work to make sure that we ultimately have the legacy we want. To paraphrase psychiatrist Victor Frankl, it's not just about having the means to live, but having meaning to live.
This blog post is a shortened version of my Yom Kippur sermon which can be viewed here.
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High-Tech High Holidays
When I entered rabbinical school, I never imagined I would become a rabbi of an online synagogue. In fact, when I started at the Hebrew Union College in 2003, Facebook and Twitter did not yet exist. I blogged during the year I was living in Israel so that my family and friends could see my photos, but even that was pretty uncommon. And while I sometimes spoke to my family using a microphone plugged into my computer, the idea of video-chat didn't even cross my mind.
Fast forward to 2008. I was being ordained a rabbi and had been working for two years as an intern in an independent congregation, Beth Adam in Cincinnati, Ohio. Congregation Beth Adam came into existence in 1981 and has been known since then as an outside-the-box, evolving, intentional, and thoughtful congregation. Though the congregation only had a few hundred members, its vision statement, re-written in 2006, said that Beth Adam aspired to be "a worldwide Jewish and humanistic resource."
How could a small congregation in the Midwest be a worldwide resource? The answer was obvious in 2008: by using technology. After surveying lots of demographic research and hosting focus groups, Beth Adam made the bold move to launch an online congregation. At the time, there were very few models for this. But, we knew that times were changing and we needed to create a new access point for Jewish engagement.
So, seven years ago on Rosh Hashanah we launched our online community and a few hundred people participated in that first service. Now, tens of thousands of people join in our High Holidays each year. It is touching to see Jews from around the world sharing their holiday experience.
While other synagogues have started to stream, we are much more than a congregation that streams. Our liturgy is original, reflecting our humanistic voice. And, while our High Holidays are streamed from our bricks-and-mortar sanctuary, our Shabbats are informal chats just for the online community. Our Yom Kippur memorial service includes photos of those being remembered, submitted by our participants. We are open 24/7/365 and offer podcasts, blogs, educational materials, ecards, recipes, discussion boards, and more. We even host "cyber-onegs" after services where people in Cincinnati chat with the people watching online, who often chat among themselves during the entire service. We are happy to serve as rabbis for our online participants. Though I could not have imagined any of this ten years ago, I see how essential it is as part of the ongoing evolution of the Jewish experience.
Many people ask me if an online congregation is somehow less (less good? less real? less meaningful?) than a traditional congregation. My answer is that neither is inherently better than the other. Some will always prefer in-real-life interaction and others will prefer online interaction. Providing diverse options allows people to choose what works best for them. And, what I am sure of is that the words of our participants speak for themselves:
"Today, after finding your website, is the first time since my Bat Mitzvah that I have been excited about being Jewish. My Bat Mitzvah was about 35 years ago."
"Even as you open your doors to the world, you make us feel personally invited and connected."
"Whether we connect hearts, hopes and dreams with people face to face in a synagogue or through an internet connection, the people are real and the community becomes real."
If you'd like to join us for the High Holidays, you can learn more at OurJewishCommunity.org. Wishing you all a sweet New Year!
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Judging Ourselves – Not Judging Others
It's been a week since Robin Williams' death. My Facebook newsfeed continues to be filled with beautiful tributes to and memories of him. I think it's safe to say his death came as a shock to most people. Many asked "how can someone so funny, so successful, so [fill in the blank] take his life?"
The reality, though, is that none of us can possibly know what it was like to be Robin Williams. He struggled with a mental illness, one from which he felt the only option was to take his own life. While we can try our best to understand, to empathize, to imagine what it would be like to be in Robin's shoes, we must still acknowledge that we can never fully know.
It is so easy to make assumptions about other people. And, yet, to do so is to cheat ourselves and them—for by doing this, we take only a snapshot of what we imagine to be, colored by our own experiences. We do not have a full portrait of the complexity of someone else's individual experience.
One of my favorite YouTube videos is called "Empathy." It opens with a question from Henry David Thoreau: "could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes in an instant?" Continuing with footage from a hospital, the video includes thought bubbles over each person's head, sharing what's on their minds. We don't have this luxury in our interactions with others—but perhaps if we knew what was going on in others' hearts and minds, we would be a bit more compassionate.
I am reminded of Rabbi Hillel's words 2,000 years ago: "don't judge another until you have stood in his or her place." The reality is we can never stand in another's place. So perhaps the message is more simply stated as, "don't judge others."
It does strike me that in just over a month we'll be observing Rosh Hashanah, also known as the "Day of Judgment." For me, Rosh Hashanah is not about an external judge evaluating individuals. It's about doing my own reflection and self-evaluation, constantly retaking my measurements to better understand if I am hitting my own potential. And if I am not, figuring out where the opportunities for growth are.
We can never know what it is like to be anyone other than ourselves. We can only know what's in our own hearts. Being on a journey to discover that seems like a much better use of our energy than jumping to assumptions about others.
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