Posts Tagged: Jeremy Rosen blog
To Serve, Or Not to Serve
My friend Yori Yanover was recently sacked as editor of the online Jewish Press. His crime was a biting condemnation of a demonstration of protestors...
The Role of Masks in Purim
The great "Carnivales" of the Catholic world have always coincided with the period preceding Lent, when the righteous avoid pleasures of the flesh and atone....
The Power of Shabbat and Tradition
I have always valued the utilitarian aspect of Judaism, even though utilitarianism in itself is hardly justification for living a religious life. Circumcision may indeed...
How Jewish is Jewish History?
Once we asked, "Who is a Jew?" Now the big question is, "What is Jewish History?" Both questions are largely academic and typical of a...
Judaism and Death
I have just had to try to comfort a family devastated by the loss of middle-aged siblings, barely months apart, after long debilitating illnesses and...
Sexual Choices Amid Evolving Standards
Sexual depravity, like violence, was the natural state of the pagan world, with temple prostitution and human sacrifice going hand-in-hand. Even in the Bible, some...
