The idea of “arguing” with G-d is a central part of Judaism. We are not meant to be robots, not meant to passively watch as Hashem’s plan plays itself out. We are meant to take initiative – fight the trend, push the limits. Become a partner in fixing the world.
Even without turkey and cranberry sauce, this vestige of Jewish influence on the religious mores of the U.S. is worth our acknowledgment and contemplation—and, of course, our thanksgiving.
9. “The turkey is served!” line is followed by someone cracking open an expired Empire deli pack.
Not long ago, it would have been virtually unthinkable for a homosexual who had grown up in an Orthodox community to model a same-sex marriage ceremony on an Orthodox wedding. A look at the shift towards greater openness about sexuality among the Orthodox.
To illuminate lives lived, lives saved, and ultimately, lives lost. It is in this spirit that I went to Poland. A look back at history, and into the uncomfortable depths of the present.
It’s a “New Age” in Israel. Jewish Ideas Daily looks at Israel’s spiritual revival, it’s teachings, practices and politics.
Jews have had problems in Hungary for as long as the country has been Christian, says Elliot Jager with Jewish Ideas Daily, reflecting on his trip to the country, one of the most anti-Semitic in Europe.
Don’t just let your cantor and choir sing to you while you sit there and contemplate your life, love, and transgressions, this High Holiday season. Use your voice!
Like golden apples in silver showpieces is a phrase well turned (Proverbs 25:11).
I fell into a burning ring of fire. Fell down, down, down and the flames went higher.