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Rabbi Ari Cartun

Rabbi Ari Cartun

Rabbi Ari Mark Cartun is rabbi emeritus of Congregation Etz Chayim in Palo Alto.

Memorials at the Nova festival site near Kibbutz Re'im where nearly 370 people were killed and another 40 were taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. (Chanan Tigay/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

October 7? We should start calling it the ‘Simchat Torah War’

Rabbi Ari Cartun by Rabbi Ari Cartun October 22, 2024October 30, 2024

Why do we refer to last year’s attack by Hamas as Oct. 7? That date is irrelevant. Hamas did not attack because it was Oct. 7. They attacked precisely because […]

Rabbi Ari Cartun's family having Shabbat dinner together, March 2020.
Posted inFirst Person

Virtual Judaism is being forced upon us. I’m determined to make the best of it.

Rabbi Ari Cartun by Rabbi Ari Cartun March 26, 2020March 27, 2020
Posted inUncategorized, Health

Which one is better — doctor or mohel?

Rabbi Ari Cartun by Rabbi Ari Cartun March 23, 2001April 17, 2018
Posted inOpinion

Ten problems with posting the Ten Commandments

Rabbi Ari Cartun by Rabbi Ari Cartun June 25, 1999June 25, 2024

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