Divine Movin' and Groovin'
03/26/2019 02:47:58 PM
Some of Judaism's original innovators were Nadav and Avihu, the sons of Aaron the priest.
Back at the dedication of the ancient altar in the desert, which we read about in this week's parsha, Shemini, they offered "a strange fire" before the...Read more...
Anti Semitism is not about the Jews Alone
03/19/2019 11:29:19 AM
When official forms ask for my racial identity, I'm always a little bit flummoxed.
I know I'm not Asian or Pacific Islander, nor am I Black or Hispanic, but I'm not White, exactly, except when I am.
Which is to say, I don't really see myself...Read more...
The Future God
03/13/2019 10:30:39 AM
We all make mistakes - sometimes we know something is wrong, yet we do it anyway, unable to curb our desires and heed the better angels of our nature. Sometimes we do something which we thought was right and proper at the time we did...Read more...
Not One Bad Guy
03/05/2019 03:19:59 PM
Like all action movies, my personal favorite, Die Hard, has one nefarious villain. If only our brave and solitary hero can make it to his lair and destroy him in time, we will all be safe!
This sort of thinking is part of this political moment as...Read more...
Find Some Reason to Believe: Purim 2019
02/26/2019 11:19:17 AM
There can be something incredibly unromantic about Jewish holidays.
Far from inviting our feelings to flow naturally from the interior of our souls, the holidays can mandate how we are to feel. Yom Kippor comes and tells us to be...Read more...
Some Thoughts on Purim
02/20/2019 01:01:08 PM
We are exactly one month away from Purim - time to get ready!
At the most basic level, Purim is a raucous celebration of the story of Esther. In the biblical book of Esther, the Jews of ancient Persia faced certain annihilation, but they...Read more...
Beacon's Native History
02/13/2019 03:25:49 PM
Face-to-Face
02/07/2019 11:51:09 AM
At the very center of the ark, the Divine Sanctuary on earth, the Torah imagines fierce and menacing guards called kruvim. Placed by the Holy One at the entrance of the Garden of Eden. They are sentries with a fiery sword who prevent Adam and Eve from...Read more...
Reimagining How We Eat
01/22/2019 02:27:47 PM
Casper ter KIuile is one of the most interesting thinkers about...Read more...
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