Bruce Feiler

Sitting Shiva For Traditional Shiva

Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 03.25.2012

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Rabbi Jason Miller

It is certainly more convenient to post a quick sentence or two of condolence on the mourner's Facebook Wall, but that shouldn't preclude us from performing the tradition acts of comforting the mourners.

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TEDxEast: Curating New York City's Idea Communities

Laura Cococcia | Posted 06.20.2011

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Laura Cococcia

It's a rare weekday that one gets to hear Suzanne Vega perform and after listen to best-selling author Bruce Feiler discuss his own mortality as he faces cancer.

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How Moses Created Thanksgiving: The Biblical Roots Of America's Holiday

Bruce Feiler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Feiler

The Pilgrims, a band of Protestant outcasts, saw themselves as fulfilling this biblical story. In coming to the New World, they, too, had to cross a tumultuous sea, arrive in an untested wilderness and create a new "Promised Land."

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'The Council Of Dads': Bruce Feiler's Battle With Cancer Inspires Him To Create A 'Parenting Community' For His Daughters (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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When Bruce Feiler was diagnosed with cancer, he immediately thought of his two young daughters, and what would happen to them without him. His solutio...

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The Council of Dads: What Lessons Would You Leave Your Children? (VIDEO)

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.17.2011

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Bruce Feiler

Whether we're healthy or sick, men or women, we all need to be reminded of what's most valuable in our lives.

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A Father's 10 Lessons for His Daughters (VIDEO)

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.17.2011

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Bruce Feiler

I welcomed my friends in to the most precious thing in my life -- the lives of my children. It was making me feel part of a group. Fathering was no longer a solo sport. It was a team sport.

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God and Dad: A Father's Four Lessons of Faith

Bruce Feiler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Feiler

What lessons of faith would I pass on to my three-year-old twin daughters? My new book, The Council of Dads, includes a Father's Four Lessons of Faith for my daughters.

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What Friends Are For: 5 Ways to Be a Better Friend Today

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.17.2011

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Bruce Feiler

When my wife and I had twins, we thought our friends would consider it "All Hands on Deck." Instead it was "Run Away!" When I got cancer, we thought it'd be "Run Away." Instead it was a great act of friendship.

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Ten Secrets of The Ten Commandments

Bruce Feiler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Feiler

I was offered exclusive access to DeMille's private papers and personal memorabilia collection. They portray a man obsessed with Communism and determined to turn the biblical prophet into an ardent Cold Warrior.

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Seder Talking Points: Seven Secrets of Passover

Bruce Feiler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Feiler

You, too, can be a seder know-it-all. Herewith are selected seder talking points to help you steer your Passover conversation away from the same tired jokes about matzah and constipation.

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"America's Prophet": Bruce Feiler's Book Makes Buzz

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Feiler's newest book, "America's Prophet", which examines the role Moses has played in American history and life, has been making some buzz rece...

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Christmas Decoded? What New Discoveries in Nazareth Tell Us About Jesus

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.17.2011

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Bruce Feiler

The truth is that even if we found a house in Nazareth with the names Mary and Joseph on the mailbox and a birth announcement of a baby Jesus carved into a wall, we'd still never find proof that God sent forth a messiah into the world.

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Thanksgiving Code: Five Hidden Symbols Of America's Holiday

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.17.2011

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Bruce Feiler

The real story of Thanksgiving reads like a Dan Brown novel. It involves a little-known web of secret societies, biblical imagery, presidential power, and lost books.

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