We are obsessed with permanence because we are terrified of impermanence. We accumulate because we fear loss. We build because we fear disappearance. We surround ourselves with objects because objects ...
The article attacking us was an attempt to suggest that one form of Judaism is the only valid form and to photoshop everyone else out ...
Speaking to a class at one of America’s major rabbinical seminaries, I once remarked in passing that “Judaism is built on the idea that God loves us and beckons us to love God back.” Seemingly ...
Each Passover, as Jewish families start the Seder meal, a child asks, “Why is this night different from all other nights?” And each Yom Kippur, as worshippers attend the last prayers of the day, they ...
Believers is a series running throughout April, examining different facets of faith and religion among young people. In this op-ed, Rabbi Emily Cohen explores some of the many ways people define ...
What do I care for the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord. ...Your new moons and festivals I detest; they weigh me down, I tire of the load. When you spread out your hands, I will close my ...
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