Posts Tagged: judaism
A Forgotten Mission: The True Responsibility of Being Jewish
There is a high price to pay for living as a Jew. One must be holy in order to be accepted. One is commanded to...
The Enduring Preciousness of the Secular Jew
We live in an age of unabashed irreverence. Debunking has become the norm, and at every turn, we experience a need to expose the clay...
Hundreds of Thousands in Israel Mourn Death of Prominent 104-Year-Old Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews crammed into the streets of a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday to mourn a 104-year-old rabbi who had significantly...
The Growing Jewish Divide on Israel
The divisions between Jews in Israel and the US are wide and far-ranging. In Israel, there are four basic groups: secular, traditional, religious and haredi (ultra-Orthodox). In the...
The Choice to Make Choices
We have a number of weddings coming up in my congregation. Therefore, I thought it would be wise to address the glaring contradiction that exists between a widely-held...
Charlie Gard and Life
You may have read about the battle in London over the final days of a baby named Charlie Gard. He was born with a form of...
Finding the Goodness in Our World
Woody Allen, a keen but unusual observer of our world, once remarked: “More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path...
Who Loses When Synagogues Join the Resistance?
JNS.org - For many years, every population study has shown that the American synagogue is in trouble. The demographic collapse of non-Orthodox Jewry has affected...
Responding to the European Crusade Against Jewish Ritual
It comes as no surprise to me that more European countries are trying to make life difficult for Jews in various ways. But, how should...
Celebrating Yom Haatzmaut in a World of Turmoil
Israel Independence Day symbolizes the empowerment of all Jews in the wake of the most successful renaissance of a nation after two thousand years of...
Jewish Religious Extremists
With Jewish observance and spiritual values at unprecedentedly high levels in Israeli society, it's ironic that the established religious leadership there has sunk to its...
Responding to the Paris ‘Peace’ Conference
Last Sunday, officials from 70 countries gathered together in Paris for a one-day conference to discuss the future of the moribund Middle East peace process. The...
Rabbinical Tyranny and Freedom of Thought
In the last few years, more and more books and essays written by well-respected Torah teachers have been condemned as heresy by some influential -- mainly...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: A Rock Called Zion (EXCERPT)
The following is an excerpt from French philosopher and activist Bernard-Henri Lévy's newly released book, The Genius of Judaism, which delves into the meaning of being a...
