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‘Can’t we grieve together?’ Let’s try

Human Resources Lee Chottiner While sitting in my car the other day, waiting to pick up my daughter from school, I got a call on my phone. I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. The caller was a Jewish Louisvillian, … Read More >

Free speech: a Jewish value since Moses

Human Resources Lee Chottiner American Jews owe a debt of gratitude to the First Amendment. Arguably, no other amendment to the Constitution has kept us as safe in this country, nor has protected our rights, as much as the one … Read More >

Twerski’s toughest fight is also ours

Human Resources Lee Chottiner As a kid growing up in Pittsburgh, what I knew of Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski came exclusively from the 6 o’clock news. I knew he was a doctor, a rabbi and, of course, a Jew. I … Read More >

How to battle hate groups – without guns

Human Resources Lee Chottiner On Oct. 27, 2019, Jonathan Mayo was arrested in Pittsburgh. It was a good thing. Even Jonathan thinks so. Jonathan, and others, were peacefully protesting then-President Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh on the first anniversary of … Read More >

Jews know the Uighurs’ plight too well

Human Resources Lee Chottiner Here is a disturbing story about hundreds of thousands of people who are forced to pick cotton – back-breaking labor, long hours. Sounds like a story straight out of antebellum America. It is not. This story … Read More >

Don’t be afraid of Holocaust comparisons

Human Resources Lee Chottiner CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour has come under fire for comparing what she called President Donald Trump’s “assault on values” and Kristallnacht. Speaking on Nov. 12 on her show, Amanpour, the veteran journalist stirred more … Read More >

Virtual fatigue, like COVID, can be a problem

Human Resources Lee Chottiner I’m going out on a limb here: I’m thinking that many of you are suffering from what I call “virtual fatigue.” You’re getting tired of all the virtual aspects of life brought on by the coronavirus … Read More >

Leading services with empty seats was a challenge

Human Resources Lee Chottiner I am neither a rabbi nor a cantor, but this month during Selichot, I got a taste of what it’s like to lead services in their shoes, during a life-altering pandemic. Selichot, as you know, is … Read More >

What murdered poets have to teach us

Human Resources Lee Chottiner Itzik Feffer. David Hofshteyn. Leyb Kvitko. Peretz Markish. I don’t expect you to know these names, even if you are poetry lovers. They’re not household names in Jewish circles, but they ought to be – especially … Read More >

Monument flap dredges up Jewish-slavery history

Human Resources Lee Chottiner In this summer of racial justice, when Confederate monuments are toppled and the notorious battle flag is finally lowered in – wait for it – Mississippi, one might think that this national soul-searching surrounding America’s history … Read More >

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Lee Chottiner

‘Can’t we grieve together?’ Let’s try

Free speech: a Jewish value since Moses

Twerski’s toughest fight is also ours

How to battle hate groups – without guns

Jews know the Uighurs’ plight too well

Don’t be afraid of Holocaust comparisons

Virtual fatigue, like COVID, can be a problem

Leading services with empty seats was a challenge

What murdered poets have to teach us

Monument flap dredges up Jewish-slavery history

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