Posts Tagged: Jewish Prophets
Often Times, There Is No ‘Right Way’ in Judaism
What was the first commandment? On this question, there are two fascinating disagreements in Judaism. One was between Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) and the author of...
Understanding the Prophets
During the three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha b’Av -- as we recall the destruction of the Temples -- we read three of the most searing...
Exploring and Explaining the Jewish Prophets
JNS.org - What did the prophets say and why does it matter today? Rabbi Dr. Peter Rosenzweig, a clinical psychologist and former professor at Northwestern University...
Judaism is a Religion of Merit, Not Monarchies
One of the most important Jewish contributions to our understanding of leadership is its early insistence of what, in the eighteenth century, Montesquieu called "the...
Testing Prophecy
In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape after his death, Moses mentions not only the priest/judge and...
Prophet from the Dead Sea, Israel (PHOTO BLOG)
Text courtesy of Judaism 101. Many people today think of a prophet as any person who sees the future. While the gift of prophecy...
Power vs. Influence
The Korach rebellion was an unholy alliance of individuals and groups unhappy with Moses' leadership. There was Korach himself, a member of the tribe of...
Israel’s Wedding – Thoughts on Shavuot
In Judaism, mysteries have a habit of becoming controversies, none more so than in the case of Shavuot, otherwise known as Pentecost or the Feast...
Love as Law, Law as Love
On the face of it the connections between the sedra and haftarah of Bemidbar (Numbers) are slender. The first has to do with demography....
Bullying is No Joking Matter
Indiana's Herald Bulletin published a recent editorial in response to bullying, which is defined by the state as "repeated acts or gestures intended to...
