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Naomi Graetz
Oct 10, 2024, 6:45 PM
Abandonment and Repentance on Yom Kippur
This week has been a difficult week for world Jewry. We have all been collectively mourning the victims and we have raised our voices in prayer shouted our protests, and attempted to comfort the families and the survivors. All...
Jeffrey Levine
May 8, 2024, 11:08 PM
Does Israel have the right to exist?
Why, after 76 Years of a State, 3,400 years of history, the promise of the Bible and God, connection, archaeology, and longing for our Land, is the Right of Israel's existence a legitimate question? I am sharing this from Medium....
Adam Gross
May 6, 2024, 8:19 PM
Judaism’s unique proposition
Always particularly inspired by the Torah readings at this time of the year, it reminds me that Judaism has a very distinct view of the world, a very distinct view about what being Jewish means, and about what doing...
Jeffrey Levine
Apr 28, 2024, 6:36 AM
In praise of Eternal Wisdom
There is a timeless treasure in the realm of spirituality and poetry: the Song of Songs, Shir HaShirim, attributed to King Solomon. As an Ashkenazi Jew, this Shabbat, we delve into the depths of this poetic masterpiece, curious about...
William Daroff
Apr 19, 2024, 8:07 AM
Pesach and the Jewish Citizen
Our ancestors’ decision to time this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Metzorah, for the Shabbos before Passover can appear perplexing. On the eve of our great national festival of liberation, why ought we to read about various forms of ritual...
Sharona Margolin Halickman
Apr 16, 2024, 2:15 PM
Can a soldier in enemy territory eat kitniot?
Traditionally, Ashkenazi Jews have the custom not to eat kitniot (legumes) on Pesach. There may be less of a selection in the stores in Israel of foods that do not contain kitniot but there is still plenty to buy....
Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Apr 12, 2024, 6:20 PM
The Miraculous Nature of Normality
In our last essay we saw how, from the perspective of some Jewish thinkers, there is really no difference between nature and miracle. The difference is only in quantity, not in kind. Nature is a continual occurrence of miracles....
Jeffrey Levine
Apr 10, 2024, 11:03 PM
The Rights of Children: Infanticide Vs Jewish Tradition
Introduction: In the Jewish tradition, childbirth is regarded as a sacred experience, marked by rituals and offerings that signify gratitude, devotion, and purification. However, when we explore historical practices beyond Jewish tradition, we encounter a stark and troubling reality:...
Dovid Vigler
Apr 9, 2024, 1:36 PM
Jews Are Never, Ever Victims!
How the Lubavitcher Rebbe turned around a powerful anti-Semite The weeks prior to Passover are deeply traumatic for us Jews. Since the year 1144, Christians have accused the Jews of slaughtering Christian children and baking their blood into our Matzah....
William Hamilton
Apr 5, 2024, 6:43 PM
Our hand-made Jewish gifts
“The most dangerous thing for a nation or a people is to plead guilty to imaginary sins.” Thus proclaimed Ahad Ha’am, one of Cultural Zionism’s founders, a century ago. Of course, we do make mistakes and we do own them....
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