Noaḥ: From Families to Nations
byOnce the families of humanity evolved into nations, two experiments were attempted to limit conflict: the cosmopolitan Tower of Babel that sought to erase differences & a Hebrew nation called Israel.
Once the families of humanity evolved into nations, two experiments were attempted to limit conflict: the cosmopolitan Tower of Babel that sought to erase differences & a Hebrew nation called Israel.
The Torah was lowered into our world at a time when prophecy was a lived experience. Attempting to understand it in a post-prophetic era comes with many challenges we need to take into consideration.
Is the world ready for the revolutionary changes destined to accompany Israel’s national rebirth?
‘Jewish Futurism’ can help connect our past to the worlds we have yet to build through creative action.
Yonah’s tests were intended to give him a greater love for life – in order to balance his love for truth.
Treating all humanist values as foreign to Jewish thought reveals a shallow understanding of Israel’s Torah. But by anchoring these values in the creation of man, Persico is advancing Christian theology.
A shadow cast on a dream, a purist’s nightmare. The heretic sees black, the delusional, white. Prophecy silenced in shades of grey. Like dreamers,…
The blood in the streets that flows like water The tears streaking the face of every mother The fire rages and burns brighter every…
The act of giving moves from being mere ‘receivers of good’ to the level of ‘bestowers of good.’ This is the greatest emulation of the Creator & an expression of active gratitude in its most complete form.
We will never be human to them We are too different Too difficult Too unique Too rich Too poor Too powerful Too weak Too…
The daily Amida & the Hebrew calendar complement & reinforce one another – guiding the people of Israel on our historic journey.
The Torah is not merely a collection of personal obligations, but a Divine plan for building & organizing our society – a plan that can only be properly fulfilled in the land of Israel.