Posts Tagged: Rabbi Nathan Cardozo
Why the Torah Can — and Should Be — Considered a ‘Human’ Document
Despite the passage of several centuries, the debate over the authorship of the Torah is apparently far from over, if one is to judge by...
Yom Haatzmaut: The Eternal Marriage Between Israel and the Jews Must Be Nurtured
This year’s Yom Haatzmaut celebration commemorates the 71st anniversary of a marriage that has lasted more than 3,500 years. This may sound like a paradox -- but...
To Keep Young Jews, We Must Tell Them to Question Their Teachers
For me, it is a great privilege to dedicate my life to Jewish education, and I wouldn't exchange it for anything else. But I have...
My Controversy With the Mainstream Orthodox Community
When I was about 14 years old, I was drawn to Judaism for reasons I have discussed earlier. We lived in a small town called...
The Lesson of Spinoza: Judaism Must Be Tolerant and Allow Dissenting Views
It would be too much to say that I was "raised on the knees" of Spinoza, but it's definitely true that my father was a...
My Search for and Momentary Loss of God
I believe I've had some of my spiritual personality since I was a youngster. There was always a dimension of amazement and mystery that accompanied...
The Non-Existent God and Our Need to Serve Him
According to one quote, “God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.” Indeed, to describe God is like trying to present something...
Parashat Vayishlach: A Warning to Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
The Jews’ most formidable enemy in Biblical times was the nation of Amalek. This nation was, and symbolically still is, the personification of evil, brutality,...
Should We Be Fearful of Religion?
Being religious is fraught with danger. People are often pulled in directions where they can easily break their necks. To be religious is to allow...
We Will Never Understand God’s Motives and Must Learn to Accept It
And God said to Noah: "The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth has become full of robbery because of them,...
Simchat Torah: Technology and the Outdated Torah Scroll
We will soon be celebrating Simchat Torah, and Jews throughout the world will dance with Sifrei Torah in their synagogues, community centers, university campuses, and...
Yom Kippur: Do We Deserve Life?
Few matters are more difficult to understand than the nature and purpose of Yom Kippur. What is it that this awesome day wants to tell...
Rosh Hashanah 5779: What Really Counts
“On Rosh Hashanah, all the inhabitants of the world pass before Him like a flock of sheep.” (Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 1:2) In this mishnah, the Sages highlighted...
Jewish Law Requires Us to Protect the Environment
"When you besiege a city for many days to wage war against it to capture it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an...
