Talmud

Give Me Some of that Old Time Blasphemy

There is much discussion currently about imposing limits on blasphemy. It seems clear that the vast majority of those in ...

Do You Remember Me?

One of the things that sometimes is embarrassing and/or sometimes frustrating, is when someone comes up to me and says: ...

Hanging in the Air

Numbers 30.2. And Moses spoke to the chiefs of the tribes concerning the people of Israel, saying, This is the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Pursuit of Happiness

I have always been struck by car commercials. Car commercials to me seem unique in the world of advertising. Whereas ...