“Parenting is a universal phenomenon, so it is hard to say that there is a Jewish way to parent”
Parenting is a universal phenomenon, so it is hard to say that there is...
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“…a widespread tendency to think that Jewish issues don’t have the same depth or require the same scrutiny as other areas of human experience”
…a widespread tendency to think that Jewish issues don’t have the same depth or...
“The Jewish model of leadership…befits a people who share God’s lofty vision of justice, but who know this world all too well”
The Jewish model of leadership is filled with conflict, tension and stress. We are...
“Unlike staid practice sessions of old, these promise flowing alcohol, macho food and male bonding along with some religious instruction, although that last one can get a bit lost at some of the events”
Held a few days before the holiday, the “mock Seder” or “Steak ‘n Seder,”...
“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...
“…the dominant conversation nowadays in American Judaism is about politics”
…the dominant conversation nowadays in American Judaism is about politics. Mostly it’s Middle Eastern...
“The claim that harder standards are more authentic is Jewishly invalid”
The claim that harder standards are more authentic is Jewishly invalid. “Fences” around the...
“Undoubtedly, the most hotly debated set of issues concerns the status of Orthodox women”
Undoubtedly, the most hotly debated set of issues concerns the status of Orthodox women....
“The Jewish New Year is an example of viewing reality with our eyes shut, of seeing things more deeply, more carefully”
Mircea Eliade, a specialist in world religions, wrote in his book “The Sacred and...
A Hasidic Rabbi Who Suggested Saying a Blessing Before Sex
Regarding sexual pleasure, there is an old question as to why one does not...