Rabbi Bradley Artson Articles By Rabbi Bradley Artson
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The Ritual of Beating the Willow
How did this tradition develop?
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The Pursuit Of Happiness
As identified Jews, our speech and actions reflect on our families and the larger Jewish people.
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Ears, Thumbs, And Toes
The ceremony installing the priests teaches the importance of consecrating the entire body for sacred service.
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Parents Make It To The Top Ten
The placement of the commandment to honor our parents in the midst of the Ten Commandments highlights the complex ways in which parents serve as our bridge between God and the world.
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Love Is Not The Opposite Of Hate; Law Is
Law is essential to Judaism, establishing an external set of moral guidelines.
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Don't Be Quarrelsome On The Way
Joseph's warning to his brothers not to quarrel on their way instructs us as well in our relationships with our families and the larger Jewish community.
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The Importance Of Intention
The Torah's establishment of Cities of Refuge introduces the idea that intention determines the meaning of an action.
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Abram and God's Mutual Faith
As Abram and God demonstrate, Judaism understands faith as deep trust despite doubt, confusion, and suffering.
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Situational Ethics And God
The importance of preserving the relationship between a husband and wife provides an example of the Torah's use of relative morality.
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Threat And Promise Of Conformity
We can learn from and adopt only those practices foreign to Judaism that enhance and strengthen Jewish practice.
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Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson is Vice-President of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles and Dean of its Ziegler School of Rabbinical Studies. He served as a congregational rabbi in Southern California for ten years. Rabbi Artson?is the author of The Bedside Torah and co-author of a children's book, I Have Some Questions about God.
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