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Decisions And Consequences
Parashat Ki Teitzei contains numerous examples of how we should structure and categorize our decisions and their consequences.
Investigating Tzedakah Requests: A Talmudic Inquiry
Do we respond immediately to a claim of dire need, or perform
The Jewish Funeral, or Levaya
A Jewish funeral is held as quickly as possible after death and usually includes readings, a eulogy, and a special memorial prayer.
Rahel Yanait Ben-Zvi
One of the leading women activists of the Yishuv and the State of Israel.
Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jewish History, Modern Israel, Study
Yitzhak Rabin & The Ethic of Jewish Power
Lessons learned from the assassination
American Jews, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
Jewish Workers and Trade Unions
Needling capitalism in America.
Celebrate, Jewish History, More Holidays, Tisha B'Av
A Communal Mourning
On Tisha B'Av, re-enacting the sorrow felt by those who survived the destruction of the Temple
Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate, Israel, Jewish Texts, Jewish Thought, Mysticism, Passover, Seder, Study
Mystical Israel
Medieval kabbalah offers various approaches to the Land of Israel.
Beliefs & Practices, Interfaith, Jewish Law, Jews & Non-Jews, Live, Study
The Non-Jew in Jewish Law
Rabbinic authorities have used different arguments to redress inequities in the way halakhah treats non-Jews.
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)
Jean Baudrillard, the maddeningly-obscure, but prophetic, French philosopher died earlier this week at the age of 77.Baudrillard wasn’t Jewish. But ...