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From the blog of Deb Kardon at The Times of Israel ...
Symbolically, some mystics see the clay vessel as a metaphor for the physical body. Toldos Yitzchok (Bamidbar 5:17) says ...
The daughters of Tzlafchad stood with what the Sages call azut d’kedusha—holy brazenness. Just like Rabbi Meir Kahane z”l.
The twentieth century was dominated by two tyrannies, fascism and communism, with more in common in their methods of ...
Laura loathed injustice and fought it fiercely, but so calmly you didn’t see it coming. Like the sisters, she stood proudly ...
There is a long, dark tradition of the jester who mistakes his smirk for wisdom. Sundeep Bhardwaj is one of them, a man who ...
Besides being a musical genius, the late Sly Stone was a fashion icon. His wardrobe consisted of “a psychedelic stew of ...
There’s a viral Instagram animation I can’t stop thinking about: a tired adult frog attempts to make dinner, sip coffee, type ...
The following is a comprehensive, chronologically ordered list of 43 quotations from Christian theologians and church authorities—ranging from the New Testament through the early 21st century—whose ...
The way they read the Torah is said to be closest to how it was done before the First Temple. The vocal patterns, te’amim, ...
The Druze–Jewish covenant is a call for moral awakening for all who believe in partnership, in values, and in mutual ...
So, let’s talk about faith. I’m no rabbi or scholar, and I’m not trying to write a religious work. But putting my thoughts ...