A few years ago, the concept of “Half Shabbat” became a hot topic in the Jewish world. This referred to Jewish Orthodox teenagers who were otherwise basically Sabbath observant but were texting each...
Progress, Not Perfection
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Home is Where the Heart Is
In the small, dimly lit room of an Eastern European synagogue, a young boy sat captivated as his grandfather recited verses from the Book of Psalms. The words felt like ancient echoes reverberating...
The Cake-Cutting Rabbi
Every year on Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) morning, Rabbi Yeshaya of Kerestier (Hungary, 1851 – 1925) would seclude himself in his study for about 10 minutes before the blowing of the Shofar...
Parenting and Piety
As it happens so often, my little boy taught me a big lesson in how to relate to God. The other morning, we went food shopping and he put a package of his favorite candy into the cart. I picked it...
Destroying Amalek: Timing is Everything
The closing lines of the Torah portion of Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) deal with an old foe of the People of Israel – Amalek. Remember what Amalek perpetrated against you on the way when you...
Ki Tezte – Destroying Amalek: Timing is Everything
The closing lines of this week’s Torah portion deal with an old foe of the People of Israel – Amalek.
Torah from the Heart
Sixteen years ago, my husband and I--with our two toddlers--attended a beautiful Shabbat dinner with a rabbi and his family. Though I was born Jewish, I was brought up secular and had little...
Conversations with God
I grew up secular: American first, Jewish by birth. No one in my circle of family or friends talked about God. Life as I knew it was about work, food and intellect. My extended family includes...
‘Rabbi, what is the central idea of Judaism?’
It is impossible to overstate the importance of the work of Passages in promoting a positive Christian-Israel relationship for the next generation.
The Melody of Return
I once went out to the woods to pray. After sitting in silence for over an hour, I heard a faint song. It was the land calling out to me in joy, celebrating the return of the Jews. To the average...
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The Israel Bible will succeed in helping readers of Tanakh better understand its geographical context and better perceive some of its contemporary resonances.
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When you open The Israel Bible and see… lessons about Israel, you see that Israel is the Torah’s main theme and begin to understand the major role that it plays.
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