Posts Tagged: Torah Law
The Torah Is a Way to See the World
When I was Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, I had wonderful friendships with other religious leaders, not least the two...
We Must Work Together So That All Yeshiva Students Get a Dual Education
In last week's Torah reading, Moshe Rabbeinu commands us to choose life -- “Uvacharta Bachaim.” From this, the Talmud Yerushalmi in Kiddushin derives that a...
Jewish Law in Israel Should Be Embraced by All — Not Just Fundamentalists
National Union Chairman Bezalel Smotrich is a hard-right ideologue who advocates West Bank annexation, and views Jewish particularism in its most narrow, segregationist, and exclusionary...
Netanyahu Rebukes MK Who Said Israel Should Be Governed by Jewish Law
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday publicly rebuked an MK and potential government minister who called for Israel to be governed by Jewish law,...
Jewish Law Provides Vision and Detail
Our parsha (Bible portion) takes us through a bewildering transition. Until now in Shemot (Exodus), we have been carried along by the sweep and drama...
Judaism and Revelation
We've all heard the sensible saying that history is written by the victors, but on second reflection it should seem clear that it's not...
The Politics of Revelation
The revelation at Mount Sinai - the central episode not only of the parshah of Yitro, but of Judaism as a whole - was unique...
