A brief of history how medieval anti-Jewish racism evolved into contemporary white supremacy.
Emancipatory Spirituality
The Torah of Being Here Now
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Ram Dass’ Understanding of Judaism as a Spiritual Path.
Ukraine President Zelensky and the Schlemiel in Jewish Literature
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An exploration of a quintessential Jewish archetype.
Reviews of Books & Films
Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of Dreams: A Review
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Encountering spirit anew: a re-examination of revelation.
Emancipatory Spirituality
Emmanuel Levinas as Post-Holocaust Philosopher
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An exploration of how Levinas’ life influenced his philosophy.
Jewish Wisdom
Shtisel and Tikkun Olam
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A meditation on the dance between art and religion. This exploration of life in an ultra-Orthodox section of Jerusalem is also an exploration of how spirituality can help overcome loss and loneliness.
Jewish Wisdom
Sacred Attunement: Shmita as Cultural Biomimicry
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A new approach to the sabbatical year.
Jewish Wisdom
The Exodus from Egypt in the Urgency of Now
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Rabbi Aryeh Cohen explores the urgency of the exodus from Egypt for our liberation today.
Jewish Wisdom
God is Here: Reimagining the Divine
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Rabbi Toba Spitzer’s book offers access points to Jewish prayer and practice that will be of value for those who have found the language of classical Judaism, particularly the “Big Powerful Person” God troubling.
Jewish Wisdom
A Haggadah for Traditionalists and Humanists Alike
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Herbert Levine reviews Marcia Falk’s, “Night of Beginnings: A Passover Haggadah.”
Jewish Wisdom
Reading the Sacred in Torah: A Contemplative Practice
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Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer reviews “Listening to the Heart of Genesis: A Contemplative Path,” by Rabbi Leila Gal Berner
Jewish Wisdom
From Mother to Grandmother: Circumcision and My Jewish Journey
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Lisa Braver Moss grapples with circumcision from being a mother to being a grandmother.