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“Tonight, We Don’t Study Torah”!, calls one poster of many, offering contemplative learning opportunities. “Full Belly – about Solidarity” (or maybe in English is would be, pour your heart out), calls another, “Siege From Within, An Evening of Mourning and … Continue reading
Shul is a wonderful thing. When you’re done fighting the ‘why am I supposed to be here’ and the ‘but I don’t believe in all this stuff…’, you realize that on many days, it’s not about any of this; it’s … Continue reading
When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the precious tablets and saw the Golden Calf, he realized something had to be done. Carefully and ever so gently, he handed the tablets over the Joshua, his right-hand man who waited … Continue reading
It’s not only modern readers who question the Torah, and especially the stories of Genesis. Even Rashi, the famous medievalist commentator himself, states that the Torah should begin much later, in Exodus 12:1. He wonders, why did the Torah bother … Continue reading
You might ascribe the following comments to my advanced age, shifting moods, raging hormones. I admit. I am not a “young adult” by any current official definition of the term. At the same time, 4 of my 6 children are … Continue reading
(posted at: http://sfjcf.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/passover2013/) March 7, 2013 by Michal Kohane, Israel Center Director Studies show that Passover is the most-celebrated Jewish holiday of the year. It offers something for everyone: an extended-family get together, a hearty meal, historical insights, spiritual messages, intellectual … Continue reading
On one of my flights to Israel, I noticed in front of me a haredi boy, no more than 10 years old, intently reading parashat mishpatim. That image stuck with me, for there is nothing funny or fun in this … Continue reading
It’s January 12, 2007. A chilly morning in Washington DC, L’enfant Plaza Metro subway station. A young man in a baseball cap is standing there, violin at hand, playing his instrument. More than a thousand people pass through, most on … Continue reading
איך להיות ביחד לא כמו אבן נשחקת על אבן מכאיבות, מאבדות צורה, נסחפות בלי כוון, שוקעות בקרקעית ולא כמו עץ נשען על עץ חונקים, נופלים, נרקבים לאדמה בוצית אלא כמו נר מאיר נר – האחד בוער והשני לא חסר
