Shmita, Sinai, & the Christian Censor
byThe rejection of Israel’s Oral Torah should be understood not as a peripheral feature of Christianity but rather as central to its theology.
Culture
Rethinking the Bar Kokhba Revolt
byOnly by appreciating how the scholars of successive generations secretly maintained the flame of revolt can we reunite the spirits of Rabbi Akiva & Bar Kokhba, in order to advance our liberation forward.
Abrahamic Education & the Passover Narrative
byThe secret of successful Jewish education is recognizing that each individual is a stone – a vital component in the enduring national structure.
The Freedom to Choose
byWe are not merely free to pursue pleasure & material comforts. We are free to pursue an ideal – to follow a prophetic moral compass through which the Divine plan for history is expressed.
Wicked – Is Elphaba a Jew?
byBoth the musical & the novel that inspired Wicked were influenced by a diverse range of societal issues. One can’t pin it all on one narrative but it certainly possesses many commonalities with Israel’s story.
The Loss of Kingship & Cessation of Prophecy on Purim
byHaRav Manitou illuminates the deeper meaning of specific halakhic concepts & historical figures by expanding them into general principles that explain the course of history on a broad universal plane.
Orange
byOrange for the pain Orange for the grief Orange for the indignation Orange for the outrage Orange for the children taken from their homes…
Knowing
byWhat does it it mean to know, To truly know To hold knowledge in our hands Is it memorizing facts, Like a collection of…
Rubble
byI do not rejoice at the downfall of my enemy. When we bomb their buildings to bits I feel no remorse. They deserve everything…
Light & Colour
byIt is often said that Am Yisrael are to be a light unto the nations, but what kind of light? Some say it is…
Throw Me a Rope
byOne day I was walking and stepped off the path, did something I thought would be only a laugh. It was just as enticing…
Sorry
bySorry. Sorry. Sorry. Every Instagram story says. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. We didn’t do enough. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. What are you saying sorry for? For…