“Belonging to Israel in the Diaspora is, in itself, a spiritual act. It is utterly inconvenient to be a Jew”
Belonging to Israel in the Diaspora is, in itself, a spiritual act. It is...
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“…it may be stated that the covenant in Egypt was a covenant of fate, while the covenant at Sinai was a covenant of destiny”
When we probe the nature of our historical existence, we arrive at a very...
“Zionism was not the only program on offer to ameliorate Jewish disability”
Zionism was not the only program on offer to ameliorate Jewish disability. It was...
“On the Seder night, we do not just learn halakha or tell a story”
The Haggadah…tells the story of the gathering of sages differently. In its version, the...
“The immediate purpose of the seder is to establish a narrative, not to draw morals from it”
The ultimate purpose of the Seder is to recommit us to justice, to recognizing...
“The problem is not only that creative types will likely be unable to afford the Modern Orthodox lifestyle…”
…the pressure to produce high earners discourages and marginalizes those members of the community...
“The procedure used today for mechirat chametz developed in various stages…”
The procedure used today for mechirat chametz developed in various stages. Originally, the sale...
“So while many Zionists often relate to the Jewish people as an object with a problem…, I relate to my people as a subject with desires”
I honestly don’t feel myself motivated by Jewish suffering so much as by what...
“The Tosafist redactions that emerged in the late thirteenth century were edited commentaries that contained the integrated teachings of the Tosafist masters of the past century and a half”
The Tosafist redactions that emerged in the late thirteenth century were edited commentaries that...
“The metaphor of sex as eating clearly serves as a significant means for rabbis to think about and structure their Torah of sexuality and sexual practices—and of gender and gender relations”
The metaphor of sex as eating clearly serves as a significant means for rabbis...