Jewish Texts
The Future of the Past
In a recent Commentary article, Jack Wertheimer once again takes on the trends in American Jewry – individualism, pluralism, universalism, anti-tribalism, ...
JP Morgan, a Prostitute, and the Talmud
…And to be clear, in the following analogy, Chase is the prostitute.At a time when two-income families struggle to make ...
There Are Places I Remember…..
An Orthodox rabbinic colleague Rabbi Zev Farber recently posted on Morethodoxy a piece on the experience of place women have ...
The Supreme Court and the Health Care Act – A Populist Response
I can’t seem to decide, do I want to move America “Forward” or do I “Believe in America”? I’m ...
Seeking Fact, Finding the Unknowable
Debra Spark is the author of The Pretty Girl, a collection of stories about art and deception.In literature, as in ...
The blessings of a mixed multitude
A few weeks before I began rabbinical school, I took a vacation and went to visit my in-laws where they ...
Sacred Snacking
It is very hard after the seder to get excited about the last days of Passover. Seven/eight days of eating ...
We Need More Jewish Debate, Not Less
Some will tell you that we need less debate in the Jewish community; that for the sake of unity we need ...
Do We Prioritize the Vulnerable in Justice?
This week, the Amazon Kindle version of Jewish Ethics & Social Justice is only $1.99!In Jewish law, we are told ...
Raising Your Mask for Passover
Last week we celebrated the holiday of Purim in which we recall the survival of the Jewish people against the ...
Occupy Wall Street Talmudically Explained
There has been a desire to pin down the central complaint of the 99%, which the Occupy Wall Street organizers ...
Breaking news: Rumors spread of first woman rabbi to be ordained by Kabbalah Institute (KIRR)
Today saw the spreading of some enticing rumors regarding a soon-to-be-announced ordination program out of the newly-created Kabbalah Institute (KIRR ...