Jewish Texts
An Angel is Born
Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazek! Let’s be strong, and strengthen one another!
Our Sages Were Wrong
I want my child to know that his choices matter. They have consequences.
Who is Worthy to Lead: The Torah of Modern Politics
This week’s Torah portion (Yitro) offers a key lesson for today’s politics. It comes just before the fateful Ten Commandments ...
They Warned Me About This in Hebrew School
If my Facebook feed is any indication, there’s quite a bit of discontent these days with many recent political decisions. ...
How to Be a “Player” in Jewish Life
What does it take to be a “player” in Jewish life? No, not that kind of “player.” I mean, what ...
Celebrating Our Daughters: From Simchat Bat to Bat Mitzvah
I had been thinking about my eldest daughter’s bat mitzvah for a long time. We belong to a Modern Orthodox ...
Reconciliation Within the Family and Beyond the Family
The Book of Genesis is nothing if not a story of dysfunctional families.Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Hagar, Sarah ...
How a Baby is Made
How is a baby made? More specifically, what determines the future characteristics of the child? One answer emerges from the ...
Is Schadenfreude a Jewish Value?
My one-week vacation in the United States was a breath of fresh air. A whole week of conversations with family, ...
When a presidential candidate is misinformed about late term abortion
In recent weeks there has been a great deal said by presidential candidate, Donald Trump, that has caused deep upset ...
God Appears in Atlanta
“The whole earth trembles and dances when the God of freedom appears.” (Psalm 114)Reading Stephen Mitchell‘s rendering of psalms always makes ...
How Do the Rabbis in the Talmud Address Rape?
With the deplorable situation in Santa Clara (the Stanford rape case), there has recently been a media focus on rape. ...