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Allen S. Maller

Sep 26, 2026, 12:30 PM

Medical Assistance In Dying Is Not Suicide

Several years ago, Canada began a program called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Now it is beginning to reshape how Canadians are facing end-of-life situations. An article published in The Atlantic in August of 2025 reports that 5% of all Canadian deaths in...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 21, 2026, 7:02 PM

Add Recycling Jewish Souls

AI tells us that Rabbi Allen S. Maller is a retired Reform Rabbi who served for 39 years at Temple Akiba in Culver City, California. He is a prolific author who has published over 1,200 articles focusing heavily on...

William Kolbrener

Sep 20, 2026, 1:14 AM

The Scandal of the Infinite – and of Teshuvah

On Rosh Hashanah, we remember a human sacrifice that did not happen: the binding of Isaac. In the final hours of the Yom Kippur fast, we plead: Recall in our favor the binding of Isaac, and accept us with...

Sep 16, 2026, 6:36 AM

The Power of Metaphors: From Ha’azinu to Yom Kippur

This Shabbat we find ourselves between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in the midst of a season filled with powerful and sometimes troubling images of God. God is King and Judge; God is a forgiving Father. Soon we will...

Sep 15, 2026, 12:20 AM

Remember Us for Life

For the past month, there has been a melody accompanying me. It is a melody for Ata Zocher, from our Rosh Hashana prayers: אַתָּה זוֹכֵר מַעֲשֵׂה עוֹלָם וּפוֹקֵד כָּל־יְצֽוּרֵי קֶֽדֶם You remember all the deeds of the world… every creation from...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 11, 2026, 7:47 PM

Mahdi and Messiahs Will Come to a Much Hotter Planet

Europe’s climate monitor said that August was the hottest month ever recorded around the world and warned of worse to come, as an unprecedented El Niño pattern grows stronger. Global temperatures over land and sea soared to all-time highs...

Sep 11, 2026, 12:34 PM

What Kind of King? – מְלוֹךְ עַל כָּל הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ

Tomorrow we will sing, מְלוֹךְ עַל כָּל הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ, crowning God as our king, and king over the whole world. A number of years ago, on Rosh Hashanah, my father pointed out to me his observation, that while God as...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 10, 2026, 6:21 AM

More Arab Parties As Israel Becomes Anti Netanyahu

A survey published August 19, found that 74% of respondents believe Arab Israel society urgently needs new public figures and leadership, amid political divisions ahead of the Knesset elections. And 24% of Israeli Jews Support a Two-State Solution. According to...

Sep 9, 2026, 3:41 PM

Rosh Hashanah, Kingship, and the Danger of Male Power

Of the three central themes of Rosh Hashanah—zichronot (remembrance), shofarot (the shofar blasts), and malchuyot (kingship)—it is malchuyot that troubles me most. As Rosh Hashanah approaches, the liturgy asks us to crown God as King (Melech). For many, this inspires...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 8, 2026, 3:53 AM

The Merneptah Stele, Erected in 1208 BCE, is First Proof of Israel

The Merneptah Stele, erected in 1208 BCE, contains the earliest known mention of Israel outside the Bible. Carved to celebrate Pharoah Merneptah’s victories, it lists Israel separately from Canaanite cities—using grammar that denotes a people group rather than a...

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