On the Same Page: Substack of Rabbi Andrew Markowitz

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Is There Still a We?

We are living through an epidemic of machloket. It is in the group chats. The comment sections. The Shabbos table that changes the second someone…

Jun 19•Andrew Markowitz

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The Cherry on Top

The Knicks won the championship this week, their first in fifty-three years, and Jalen Brunson was named Finals MVP.

Jun 18•Andrew Markowitz

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Lamah Nigara

Last week I had the privilege of speaking at the first graduation of Shalshelet, a new school in our community for children with language-based learning…

Jun 16•Andrew Markowitz

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The Right Kind of Eyes

A young father once went to his rebbe for chizuk.

Jun 11•Andrew Markowitz

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Thoughts from Our Shabbos with Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig

This past Shabbos we were privileged to host Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig, and he shared two ideas I haven’t stopped thinking about.

Jun 9•Andrew Markowitz

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The Ones Who Did Nothing Wrong

There is something strange about the way the Leviim are initiated into the service of the Mishkan.

Jun 4•Andrew Markowitz

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The Same Offering

Parshas Naso. And why the Torah repeats itself twelve times.

May 29•Andrew Markowitz

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Take the Shot

My first game on varsity, we got destroyed.

May 20•Andrew Markowitz

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Finding Him in the Dark Side

I had the privilege this past week at the RCA conference of hearing Bar Kupershtein speak.

May 15•Andrew Markowitz

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His Stomach, My Soul

There is a sentence I have caught myself reaching for more than once lately, and it is the reason I am writing this.

May 7•Andrew Markowitz

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Just today

A man walks out of shul looking like the world is sitting on his shoulders.

May 5•Andrew Markowitz

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

There is a difference between admiration and respect.

Apr 30•Andrew Markowitz

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On the Same Page: Substack of Rabbi Andrew Markowitz

Reflections on Torah, people, and real life.