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Howard Markose

Howard teaches Bible and Biblical Hebrew at Pardes. He was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Howard received his rabbinical ordination in 1984 from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Howard lived in Toronto for ten years from 1984-1994 at which time he served as assistant rabbi at Adath Israel Congregation and rabbi at Shaar Shalom Synagogue. He and his family made Aliyah in 1994 and after seven years as rabbi of Kehilat Moreshet Avraham in Jerusalem, he became the Director of Education for the Young Judaea Year Course. He received his PhD  in Bible at Bar Ilan University in January 2016. Howard conducts specialized Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremonies for families from North America who are visiting Israel. He is married and lives in Jerusalem. Howard and his wife Judy are proud parents of four children and grandparents of four grandchildren.

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The following article was initially published on April 27, 2014. Following service to the Toronto Jewish community for a decade from 1984 to…

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Parashat Pekudei 5782: The Eyes Have it – The Divine as Israel’s Tour Guide Description: As we bring the Book of Shemot –…

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Greatest Hits: The High Holidays Episode 9: Why do we fast on Yom Kippur Description: Rabbi Howard Markose discusses Yom Kippur looking at…

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We hope that the Divine is on our side, especially when circumstances are far from optimal. How do we go about making sure…

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At the end of the book of Bereishit, Jacob’s life comes to an end. As Jacob moves to bless two of his grandchildren,…

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God brought ten plagues upon Egypt right before the Israelites exited from Egypt, right?  Well, that is not quite how the Psalmist remembers…

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The prophetic selections of Haftarot during the summer months are not chosen to connect with the weekly Torah portion. Their messages of chastisement…

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Parshat Chukat reports the passing of Miriam and Aaron, the brother and sister of Moshe. In remembering some of their contributions recorded in our…

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The Torah calls on us to “surely rebuke thy neighbor” Are we in the 21st century comfortable with being actively critical of others?…