Posts Tagged: Jeremy Rosen
Rosh Hashanah and the Shmitah
Our New Year starts on the evening of September 6 (year 5782 in the Jewish calendar), and ushers in the new Sabbatical year. In Hebrew...
Judaism and Monarchies
I am amazed that so many Americans are enamored with the British Monarchy. When I was the principal of Carmel College in 1973, we hosted...
Why Are UK Rabbis Trying to Stop Women From Divorcing?
We often witness the insensitivity and negativity of rabbis who seem unaware of the damage they can do when they claim to be upholding Jewish...
Why Loyalty and Integrity Are Central to Jewish Life
The Book of Numbers draws to a close with themes of tribes, journeys, and possessions — with the fight for survival, cities of refuge, and...
Shavuot, Torah, and Humanity
The rabbis of the first century decided to make Shavuot the anniversary of the Mount Sinai revelation. They added this cerebral, constitutional dimension (nowhere mentioned...
Celebrating Lag B’Omer for Jews Today
Author's note: Of course, I had no idea when I wrote this column a week ago that we would be witnessing this tragedy. This could...
What Is an Omer?
The Biblical Omer refers to the sheaf of barley that was brought to the Temple, the day after Pesach, to mark the beginning of the...
Looking at Israel’s Flaws — and Virtues
One of the darkest episodes in the history of Israel is the ghastly story of the missing children of poor immigrants from Arab lands, airlifted...
Who Should Decide Who’s Jewish in Israel?
Why is there such a fuss over the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to allow converts to Judaism, as defined by the Reform and Conservative movements,...
Mr. Cohen of Ballachulish Ferry
Last week, I gave a Zoom talk for the Scottish Jewish Archive center. I spoke about my experiences as the rabbi of the largest Jewish...
Why We Celebrate Purim — Especially This Year
Purim is known as the happiest and craziest day in the Jewish calendar, and the only festival that celebrates an event in the Diaspora. But...
Expose Yourself to Different Viewpoints
One of my recent articles was intentionally controversial. The aim was to point out that people rarely seem capable of hearing, let alone absorbing, another...
The Importance of Modesty
I have watched more television this past year than I should have, and I have been struck by the incessant diet of sex, violence, horror,...
Strong Hasmonean — and Jewish — Women
I realize what a patriarchal society we, like the rest of the world, have been until very recently. Sadly, many still are. But there are...
