Posts Tagged: Jewish Concepts

Thoughts From the UK’s Chief Rabbi on Yom Kippur 5773
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the supreme moment of Jewish time, a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgement. At...

Laugh a Little, it’s Good for You
As we prepare for the Days of Awe, it is easy to focus on tears and fears and not the joy that the holiday...
The Torah: Listening and Law
It would be reasonable to assume that a language that contains the verb "to command" must also contain the verb "to obey." The...

Letting Go of Hate
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies...

The Greatness in Humility
There is a fascinating detail in the passage about the king in this week's parsha. The text says that "When he takes the throne...

Thoughtless Sounds, an Interview with Max Jared (INTERVIEW)
Max Jared is that rare kind of artist whose music makes an immediate impact. With an innate talent for crafting memorable pop melodies, the Texas...

The Politics of Freedom
Having set out the broad principles of the covenant, Moses now turns to the details, which extend over many chapters and several parshiyot. ...

The Problem With Moral Relativity
In 1877, Felix Adler, the son of a rabbi, started the Ethical Culture Society. One of the main tenets of the society...