Days of Remembrance are Days of Redemption. According to an opinion in the Talmud, we celebrate the holiday of Succoth because the Jewish people dwelled in temporary makeshift huts, called Succoth, after they were redeemed by God from Egyptian persecution; which begs the question; why does that warrant celebration? What was so exceptional about the fact that the Jewish nation dwelled in Succoth? Perhaps redemption is not too far off after all. It is unhelpful for Jews in B.

The God Who Hates Lies by David Hartman. In a deeply personal look at the struggle between commitment to Jewish religious tradition and personal morality, SHI President Emeritus David Hartman probes the deepest questions at the heart of what it means to be a human being and a Jew.

A Home for Unfinished Jewish Thoughts. Friday, July 3, 2015. Yet in quite a few things, we have lost reason altogether. By way of an imperfect analogy, imagine if in the Middle Ages a Catholic general were to ask the Pope to invoke Muhammad as a way to curry advantage against an invading Moslem army. The idea abounds with absurdity. Even if Muhammad had any say in th.

Sunday, August 5, 2007. Riff on the Single State Solution. Making friends - as someone chatty like I can - with the clerks at the record store. Yup, I was a rabbi from the States. Discussion - brief - ensued. He had a solution for. Besides, most Israelis .

In this blog I publish thoughts and news about synagogue programs, Jewish life, personal interests, Tikkun Olam, and more. Unfortunately I had to postpone the particular talk topic I mentioned, and will instead be giving that talk on Friday evening, April 15th.