Coronavirus Shabbat
by Cole S. AronsonIsraelis are praying and loving and studying at home, the true center of Jewish life. Continue Reading »
Together In Isolation
by Viva HammerA flame goes up from each home, each place of isolation: the flame of the human spirit. Continue Reading »
The Vaccinator’s Dilemma
by Shalom CarmyAmong the blessings of modern living, we routinely count standard vaccinations for adults and children. Scourges such as smallpox have been eradicated, due in part to mandatory vaccinations that ensure immunity in entire populations. When I heard that a significant number of parents, including some . . . . Continue Reading »
Creation, Fall, and Coronavirus
by C. C. PecknoldIn some ways, Christians this Lent are like Israel in Babylonian exile, bereft of land and temple. Continue Reading »
What Is Baptism?
by Peter J. LeithartOnce we start thinking about baptism in the matrix between old and new, our horizon broadens. Continue Reading »
Ancient Patterns of Prayer
by Michael C. LegaspiPrayer is, most fundamentally, a matter of heeding a call and showing up. Continue Reading »
Scrolls of Hate and Hope
by Erica BrownAnti-Semitism is hardly a thing of the past; it’s a constant, vicious drumbeat—and it’s louder today than it has been in decades. Continue Reading »
Sincerity is Not Self-Knowledge
by Shalom CarmyTeshuva means return, and return in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish legal tradition means return to God. It is the word for repentance. Some prominent modern Jewish thinkers have used the term teshuva to refer to the individual or the community’s return to itself. The list . . . . Continue Reading »
Bitterness and Hope at Chanukah
by Cole S. AronsonChanukah is Judaism at its least demanding and most comfortable. Continue Reading »
Dignity in Flames
by Dov LernerThe Hanukkah candles glisten through the winter, signaling that we need to see beyond mere utility, to discover in others an inalienable dignity. Continue Reading »
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