Category: Judaism
Parashat Devarim: How we approach the land and the other
Jerusalem Post The positive aspect of identity as a cornerstone for so many fundamental facets of our lives is countered by a darker side, particularly when it comes to national identity. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-751825
Read MoreParashat Devarim: Who is responsible for acting justly?
Jerusalem Post In his speeches, Moses sought to guide and instruct the people according to the spiritual and moral principles he had received from God during their 40 years of wandering in the desert. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-751824
Read MoreTisha B’Av invites you to imagine how everything could go wrong
Jerusalem Post Life is so inconceivable without the Temple, that the only reasonable approach is for the world to literally end, to stop producing food or procreating “until the seed of Abraham will disappear…” https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-751899
Read MoreDuring the three weeks: Is it permissible to celebrate a wedding during these days?
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-750592
Read MoreWalk a mile in their shoes: Empathy in the face of rebuke
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-750486
Read More‘The Struggle for Utopia’: How messianic forces drive global conflict – review
Jerusalem Post While the book provides an equally glorious and frightening picture of the messianic forces driving geopolitics and global conflict, it’s much more than a treatise on messianism. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749990
Read More‘Dream Big, Laugh Often’: Biblical advice with playful, graphic art – review
Jerusalem Post Hanoch Piven is a great satirist. Now, he brings his lampooning skills to a book about the Bible. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749937
Read MoreTu Be’av: Celebrating the Jewish holiday of love
Jerusalem Post Tu Be’av, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Av, was a festival in ancient times dedicated to young Jewish men and women finding their mates, celebrated as a holiday of love. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-749918
Read MoreSacks Scholars program kicks off in 4-day Jerusalem retreat
Jerusalem Post The four-day retreat, June 27-July 1, served as the launching point for a year-long initiative to cultivate a network of Sacks-inspired scholars. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-749925
Read MoreParashat Matot-Masei: The power of daily learning
Jerusalem Post The agenda for daily Jewish learning touches the core of what it means to be a Jew, as well as a human being. In the finite act of study, we attempt to understand the infinite. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-749995
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