Theology, Technology and a bit of Music
The commemoration of Yom HaShoah in Israel is an incredibly powerful thing. At 10:00 AM, sirens go off across the entire country, and everything comes to a standstill. Teachers stop teaching, people stop working. Cars on…
In early January, the school board of McMinn County, Tennessee voted to ban Maus. This book is a graphic novel that appropriately and powerfully teaches about the Holocaust to children (and adults).
During the process of creation, a midrash suggests that God consulted with the angels in order to determine whether or not to create human beings. Each angel argues their case: The angel of Lovingkindness says yes, let…
There are some people that know the Torah memorized. These individuals know where each verse begins and ends, and are aware of each and every trope. But even these individuals read the Torah portion every week, even…
It’s interesting to me that in the past month, we celebrated Passover, Christians celebrated Easter, and right now, Muslims across the world are celebrating Ramadan.
What day is today? I feel like that question has been asked more and more in these recent weeks. With kids staying home from school, and many adults working from home, it’s possible that there hasn’t been much to…
A few weeks ago (in December), I was a participant in the Union for Reform Judaism’s Biennial Conference. During one of the sessions, the president of the URJ, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, spoke to all the participating graduates…
This week’s Torah portion of Lech L’cha contains one of Judaism’s most well known stories. In fact, I would probably place God’s command to Abraham of go forth and journey, Lech L’cha, as one of the five most important…