Showing posts with label Jewish Theology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jewish Theology. Show all posts
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Psalm 27: An Elul Lesson on How Doubt Helps Create Authentic Faith

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'Tis the Jewish month of Elul, a time of introspection and preparing for the upcoming Jewish New Year. One of the traditional Jewish pra...
Sunday, October 2, 2022

A Yom Kippur Lesson on the Stoic Dichotomy of Control and How to Take the Reins for the New Year

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We are currently in another year of the Jewish High Holiday period, which starts on Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and ends after Yom Kippu...
Sunday, January 30, 2022

The Jewish Prayer Modeh Ani Is Much More Than Saying Thanks

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How we wake up in the morning can set the tone for the rest of the day. Research shows that morning routines can increase productivity, low...
Thursday, December 26, 2019

Why Add an Extra Candle on the Menorah for Each Night of Chanukah?

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Chanukah, which is the Jewish festival of lights, represents both a military victory of religiously conservative Maccabees over the Hellenic...
Thursday, November 2, 2017

Parsha Vayera: Abraham's Argument About Sodom and Building a Relationship with G-d

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Sometimes it seems difficult to have a relationship with G-d. One reason has to do with the very nature of G-d. After all, G-d is Infinite, ...
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Monday, May 22, 2017

Yom Yerushalayim at 50: The Religious and Political Meaning of Jerusalem

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About fifty years ago on the Jewish calendar, the state of Israel experienced an amazing event, one that can arguably be described as a mira...
Monday, May 8, 2017

Why Jews Are Supposed to Say 100 Blessings a Day

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From when a Jew wakes up to when a Jew goes to sleep, blessings play a pivotal role in daily, traditional Jewish life. They play such a pivo...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Post-Shavuot Thoughts on Revelation & What Happened at Mount Sinai

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Passover is one of the most well-known of Jewish holidays. However, the Exodus story doesn't end there. The Jewish people cross the Red ...
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Monday, September 22, 2014

Avinu Malkeinu: Balancing G-d's Love and Justice on Rosh Hashanah

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As we approach Rosh Hashanah, I think of the awe-inspiring liturgy that we read and sing on the yom tov . My favorite liturgical piece in al...
Monday, July 7, 2014

Being Able to Thank G-d for Our Struggles (And Not for The Reasons You Think)

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It is not uncommon for Jews to view prayer as a way to communicate with G-d. To quote R. Jonathan Sacks from the Koren Siddur (p. xxxii),  ...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Parsha Bechukotai: Is Reward and Punishment Really That Simple?

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Divine retribution. It's one of those theological tenets that is typical amongst many world religions, including Judaism. The idea of d...
Friday, February 7, 2014

Should Creationism Be Taught In Schools? What About Intelligent Design?

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Back on Tuesday, Bill Nye the Science Guy duked it out with creationist Ken Ham over the debate of "Evolution vs. Creationism." I ...
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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Pirkei Avot 2:4: Submission?! Is That Even a Jewish Value?

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The word Islam (اسلام) comes from the same root as the Arabic verb "to submit" (يسلَم). In Christianity, one of the tenets is to ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Parsha Bereshit: The Joys of Dealing with Temptation

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The creation of the universe, potent trees that give knowledge and life, a talking snake, and having a fourth of the world's population ...
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Unetaneh Tokef: Coming to Terms with Reality on Rosh Hashanah

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Rosh Hashanah (רוש השנה), also known as the Jewish New Year, commemorates the creation of the universe. Although Rosh Hashanah is a time of ...