“…the tendency among women to practice witchcraft served as a means of expressing the feminine desire for power”
One social aspect of witchcraft can now more readily be understood. The emphasis in...
Monthly Archives: October 2014
“Sorcery as practiced by women constituted insurrection against the social structure no less than sorcery practiced by men”
Whereas the biblical period had prophetesses, charismatic women in positions of influence and power,...
Hillel professionals “did not go into Jewish education to win a Kafkaesque “color war” mapped onto complex geopolitical realities”
Our colleagues working at Hillels around the country are talented, and they are driven...
“Three core business principles that have become a religion in Silicon Valley”
The regulatory woes seem to be never ending for the newest wave of tech...
“Spontaneous creativity which is significant and of lasting value almost always demands hard work…”
Spontaneous creativity which is significant and of lasting value almost always demands hard work,...
“Only by abdicating his role can the charismatic rabbi who has violated sexual boundaries begin the work of teshuvah”
When we support a charismatic teacher in the belief that he alone is needed...
“…an estimated 70 percent of Modern Orthodox college students are enrolled in secular institutions of higher learning, and the impact of their experience there cannot be ignored”
One thing is certain: an estimated 70 percent of Modern Orthodox college students are...
“…’The Sopranos’ and ‘Mad Men’ heralded the end of male authority; we’ve also witnessed the erosion of traditional adulthood in any form…”
Not only have shows like “The Sopranos” and “Mad Men” heralded the end of...
“Revelation, far from being meant as a hallucinatory prophecy, is actually a coded account of events that were happening at the time John was writing”
Revelation, far from being meant as a hallucinatory prophecy, is actually a coded account...
“There is no longer a public self, even a rhetorical one. There are only lots of people protecting their privacy…”
In the twentieth century, the golden age of public relations, publicity, meaning the attention...