Posts Tagged: Nitzavim commentary
Why Do Jews Drift Away From Judaism?
When I was a student at university in the late 1960s -- the era of student protests, psychedelic drugs, and the Beatles meditating with the...
Parshat Nitzavim: The World Is Waiting for You to Act
Something remarkable happens in this week’s parsha, almost without our noticing it, which changed the very terms of Jewish existence and has life-changing implications for...
Who Is a Jew? And Who Gets to Decide?
Since Israel's founding in 1948, one of its most contentious problems has been trying to define "Who is a Jew?" The premise behind Israel’s creation was to...
Need Spiritual Inspiration? Look No Further Than Judaism
When I was a college student in the late 1960s -- the era of student protests, psychedelic drugs, and the Beatles meditating with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi...
Why Do We Choose Judaism? Because We Choose Life
This week’s parsha raises a question that goes to the heart of Judaism, but which was not asked for many centuries until raised by a...
