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Amos: Channeling the Wrath of God’s Justice

Amos' prophecy shows that God's wrath blazes so fiercely precisely because of God's compassion for the weak and the marginalized.

The Passion/Compassion of the Jews

Every year on the 9th of Av it’s the same arguments in my head. Should I fast or not? On ...

The Book of Job: The Williamsburg Version

One of my favorite things about being a full-time professional Jew is that you, our clientele, kind of view Judaism ...

How A Communal Celebration (Shemini Atzeret) Reminds Us of the Dangers of Loneliness

While we may connect loneliness to situations of illness or grief, loneliness can be found among any number of life situations

Muslims Celebrate Shavuot – And Have Been Doing so for Hundreds of Years!

The correlation between Ramadan and Sivan is not coincidental but rather fundamental.

Beyond Your Bubbe’s Latkes

I love making latkes, and like most of us, I have my preferred ways of serving the latke. Last year ...

Do We Have to Cross the Jordan?

The request of the tribes of Reuben and Gad to settle outside of the Land of Israel raises the issue of balancing communal and individual needs.

America: Killer Food and Hospitals Making Killings

“This,” Witherly said, “is one of the most marvelously constructed foods on the planet, in terms of pure pleasure.” He ...

Springtime as Freedom-Time

Is it mere coincidence that the Jewish festival of Passover, beginning this Friday eve, April 6th, falls in the early ...

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