Posts Tagged: Torah Judaism
How the Hebrew Bible Helped Birth Modern Democracy
Jews brought many wonderful things to modernity, but one of the greatest Jewish breakthroughs arose due to Renaissance Christian efforts. This innovation was “republican exclusivism,”...
Jewish Canadian Art Exhibit Promotes Tolerance Over Hate and Racism
A tapestry, currently on display at the Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto, stands as a bulwark against a rising tide of intolerance and nativism...
Judaism and the Solar Eclipse
There will be a solar eclipse on August 21, which will be visible across parts of the United States for the first time since 1918. Solar...
Why the Talmud Is the Most Important Text in Judaism
It is always assumed that the most important text of Judaism is the Torah. But while it is true that the Torah is uniquely revered...
Leaving the Fold and Returning to It: Two Tales of Adjustment
I did something recently that I said I wasn't going to do anymore: I read an online essay by a woman who left the "ultra-Orthodox"...
Rabbinic Violence
I can't even begin to express how embarrassed I am by the case currently getting massive exposure in the press and T.V. about a collection...
Rebbetzin (Rabbi’s Wife): The Ultimate Balancing Act
Recently, a congregant asked me to speak to her daughter, who was planning to become a Rebbetzin, to give her some words of encouragement and...
