Jewish faith
Before the High Holidays, the Jewish people must look inward - opinion
With Yom Kippur fast approaching, now is the time for Jews to look inward and ask how one can do better to support one's own nation and peoplehood.
'Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war - book review
Why "Mazel Tov" endures as the Jewish World's Favorite Blessing
The Knicks won on June 13, some Jewish fans think that’s more than a coincidence
Rosh Hashanah: Does God even listen to our prayers? - opinion
I have two responses to this quandary that grant me enough peace of mind to keep on praying, despite the absence of a voice from beyond.
Parashat Ki Tavo: The season of doubt
Unmanageable suffering leads to incredulity and, regrettably, we lose certainty about our security, our future, and our very existence.
The role of faith in public health affairs - opinion
Today, we need to draw on theological questions, particularly about what lessons we can learn from the past and current pandemics we are living through.
A person of faith will have questions — But not loneliness - opinion
The Man of Faith is not lonely. He has the comfort of knowing that God is with him through the Sinai Covenant. He has a community.
Benny Gal: A man of vision and action… and my mentor
I’m at the crossroads of a major successful breakthrough which I’ll now share with my beloved coach Benny at his place of rest. I will miss him dearly.
May you be inscribed in good stories: A story
One day in July, a large group of campers was walking down the street. It was a narrow sidewalk near the Jerusalem Central Bus Station.
Depression, religion, finding faith explored in new book
How IDT’s chief fell, but rose up again and rediscovered faith.
Acher and the difficulties of teshuvah
We all have different reactions to severe trauma. Some Jews lose their faith. Others are strengthened by it. But we must realize that after the Shoah and Israel's founding nothing will be the same.
The joy and reality of Bar Mitzvahs
How it really was: The unbroken chain of Jewish tradition in the howling wilderness
Where was God when millions died of the coronavirus?
Perhaps the question that most troubled my children as we toured a continent-wide genocide was the most obvious: How did God watch all this in silence?
