Last week, CNN ran a controversial banner: “Alt-Right Founder Questions if Jews are People.” On the one hand: Move on…
Month: November 2016
Real Religious Pluralism
You may recognize the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel. Everyone on earth spoke the same language and used…
Love and Kindness Save the World (Chayei Sarah)
The world’s continued existence rests on three pillars: Torah study, worship of God, and acts of loving kindness. — Pirkei…
Kindness Saves the World
The world’s continued existence rests on three pillars: Torah study, worship of God, and acts of loving kindness. — Pirkei…
Who is a Stranger? (Vayera)
In Biblical Hebrew, Hagar’s name means the “stranger,” “foreigner,” “immigrant,” or “transient.” When her employer, Sarah, banishes her from the…
Hagar the Stranger
In Biblical Hebrew, Hagar’s name means the “stranger,” “foreigner,” “immigrant,” or “transient.” When her employer, Sarah, banishes her from the…
Don't Let Religion Divide Us
Spirit cloaks itself in different cultural expressions. And some religious teachers have used difference to denigrate and divide. In 55…
Questions of the Hour (Lech-Lecha)
God said to Avram: Go for yourself from your land; from your birthplace; from the house of your father –…
How Big Was Noah's Ark? (Noach)
How big was Noah’s ark? Torah is very specific: 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. A…