Cole S. Aronson

The destruction of chametz is the rejection of what diverts us from God. Continue Reading »

The Maccabees kept nothing, whether sublime or obscene, from their creator’s redemptive touch. Continue Reading »

Israelis are praying and loving and studying at home, the true center of Jewish life. Continue Reading »

Chanukah is Judaism at its least demanding and most comfortable. Continue Reading »

Abraham is closest to God when, in Kierkegaard’s phrase, he goes “no farther than faith”—when he simply, merely, obeys the command. Continue Reading »

The true servant of God consecrates to his creator not only the things human beings find most instinctively pleasurable, but also the elevated things. Continue Reading »

Germany must stake its national honor on the welfare of the Jewish people. Continue Reading »

The Jewish tradition enthusiastically includes children in both Hakhel and the Passover night, becoming instances of “memory formation.” Continue Reading »

Future partnerships are regarded with suspicion after the dissolution of a first marriage. 
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If we are to indulge in our carnivorous urges, we ought to refine our tastes upward from living beasts. Continue Reading »