Articles in Religion and Jewish Thought
Hanukah Today: Living with Miracles
By Michael Fagenblat
The significance of Hanukah has vividly transformed in modern times. The Talmudic rabbis were conspicuously reticent about the historical and political connotations of the festival. The Book of Maccabees, which records the historical …
A Distorted Conclusion
By Rabbi Meir Rabi
A Great Story, a Disastrously Distorted Conclusion, or What’s Wrong with Super-Orthodox Thinking
Let me say at the outset, I am making observations about a frailty of humanity ; its ability to inflict on itself outrageous, mind …
A Disciple or a Mimic?
By Rabbi Meir Rabi
I read that there is a very, very long wait to get Steve Jobs look-alike spectacle frames. I wonder what sort of a thrill, they who wait so patiently, actually experience when they first see …
Natural Resources
By David Werdiger
Q. Why do the Irish have the potatoes and the Arabs have the oil?
A. Because the Irish had first choice.
Natural resources are both a blessing and a curse. While they can be a …
Toward an Ancient Ethic
By Joel Lazar
A sad tale is told in this coming week’s parashah, Lech Lecha. It is the heart-wrenching tale of an insulted and jealous master, the matriarch Sarah (still ‘Sarai’ here) and a scorned maidservant …
The Worst Festival of the Year
By Alex Kats
After the dread of shule choices for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur have passed, I turn to the loathing that I have for the festival of Simchat Torah. If there was one day …
The Binding of Isaac
By George Schneider
And God tempted Abraham and said to him, Take Isaac, your only son, whom you love, go into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon the mountain …
Footy Crunch Time, Shul Crunch Time
By David Werdiger
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook: “The sounds of the Shofar can only mean one thing – the countdown is on to the impending footy finals. Go [nickname …
The Festival Dilemma
By Alex Kats
Each year at about this time, a few weeks out from Rosh Hashana, I start to feel a little nervous and anxious, but not for the reasons that you might expect. Rosh Hashana …
Too many Rabbis
By Yaron Gottlieb
What is a rabbi?
What is the significance of a rabbi within the Jewish world? Are they even necessary to live a Jewish life?
We are all familiar with the Catholic model of religious leadership …
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