Everything you need to know about Judaism and being Jewish: the weekly Torah portion, Jewish holidays, Jewish rituals and more.
God’s difficult suggestion acts as an invitation to Moses to present the softer side of reality, the conciliatory and pacifying stance.
Shas MK Moshe Arbel: “Doron Almog's quick and unnecessary flattery of the Reform movement indicates that he is not worthy of his new position.”
Though Wallk is a Conservative rabbi and Cohn is Reform, they quickly realized they had much in common. Both loved prayer, and each had worked on revamping their movements’ new prayerbooks.
The human tendency to gossip makes guarding one’s tongue challenging but vital.
The first of several columns on the subject.
Discovering a new Dead Sea Scroll wrapped in a messianic murder mystery.
The editors of the massive work – begun in 1947 – will be finishing their project by 2024.
The choice of going after what we see or after what we remember – to be dragged by external influence or to delve into introspection – is ours to make.