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Denominations, Prayer Services, Study
Rosh Hashanah Haftarah: Isaiah 55:6-13
A story of reconciliation.
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi: Back in the Land
These three prophets are principally concerned with the status of the Temple, the new religious hierarchy, and the religious obligations of the post-exilic community.
Contemporary Issues in Jewish Divorce
Confronting the issue of agunot, or "chained" wives.
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Rabbis Without Borders
Can Our Love Be Bigger Than Our Fear?
My fear is not very far below the surface. It rises when I hear about another shooting in Brooklyn, sometimes ...
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Jewish Texts, Study
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
External texts from the Second Temple period.
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Rabbis Without Borders
Light Growing in My Darkness
I am a person particularly affected by sunlight, aware of a shift in my body and mood that coincides with ...
Invisible Jews on Television
While not made explicit, many characters on television had very Jewish traits.
Ancient/Medieval Jewish History, Jewish Texts, Sages & Scholars, Study, Talmud
Tale of Two Talmuds: Jerusalem and Babylonian
The two versions of the Talmud developed simultaneously in the two major Jewish communities of the rabbinic era.
Who Was Korah?
Korah was punished for his rebellion, but his questioning of the need for human rulers has remained a living issue for later generations to contemplate.