Posts Tagged: Abraham
Equal Rights Started with Abraham and Sarah
Few revolutions have shouted louder about equality -- or practiced it more selectively -- than the French Revolution. As Alexis de Tocqueville later observed in...
Jews, Christians, and Muslims as Abraham’s Children
Anyone familiar with the art of cathedrals and churches in Europe will know that someone called Melchizedek figures prominently. Who was he? After rescuing Lot from...
Abraham: A Man for All Seasons
Abraham is revered by the major monotheistic religions. In Judaism, what he went through is constantly being re-examined to provide us with an example we...
First Build the Future — Then Remember the Past
On August 11, 2017, the world’s oldest man passed away, just a month short of his 114th birthday -- making him one of the ten oldest men...
Like Abraham, We Must Be the Change We Seek
This week, I did some research on the history of US presidential campaign slogans. There is a website dedicated to this exact subject, and numerous other...
Eradicating Evil
Genesis chapter 18 spells out the dilemma of having to confront societies that not only violate the human rights of their citizens but also endanger civilization as a...
How to Grow Old Gracefully, Successfully and With Joy
On March 27, 2012, to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queen, an ancient ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace. A number of institutions presented...
We Must Look to the Future, and Move on From the Past
He was 137 years old. He had been through two traumatic events involving the people most precious to him in the world. The first involved...
The Hardest Part of Love is Letting Go
There is a mystery at the heart of the biblical story of Abraham, and it has immense implications for our understanding of Judaism. Who was Abraham...
Prophets of the Jews
According to the Talmud, the Jewish people produced 48 prophets and seven prophetesses (Tractate Megillah 14a). In the Middle Ages, Rabbenu Hananel ben Hushiel (990-1053 CE)...
Major Jewish Group ‘Concerned’ by White House Appointment of Robert Malley as Middle East Coordinator
Major Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center, called into question today the appointment of Robert Malley to a key position in the White...
From Comity to Commensality: Nudging the Needle of World Opinion Israelward
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to...
Finding Light in Dark Times: Jewish Leaders Persevere
What is it that made Jacob - not Abraham or Isaac or Moses - the true father of the Jewish people? We are the "congregation...
Beginning the Journey
A while back, a British newspaper, The Times, interviewed a prominent member of the Jewish community - let's call him Lord X - on his 92nd...
