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Teshuva as Choosing Life

It seems that humans, from their inception, are destined to struggle with the meaning of existence. We ‘clothe’ ourselves in many...

Tisha B’ Av: How we respond to tragedy and build resilience

What do we do when our reality is shaken to its very core? When the ground under our feet is destabilised to such a degree that we feel...

The Omer and The Modern Days of Awe

The Omer period not by chance to my mind, annually coincides with what I term the modern days of awe here in Israel – Yom Hashoa, Yom...

The possibilities at the edge of chaos: Purim and the present panic

For the link to the full article click here:https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-possibilities-at-the-edge-of-chaos-purim-and-the-present-...

Hanukkah: The battle for our soul

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Pesach as an Antidote to the Decay of Liberal Society

pesach 5779 DM pesach as antitode to decay of liberal society Listen to the shiur here:

Sheryl Sandberg’s Option B and Teshuva as the Philosophy of Resilience

For a printable PDF please click here:T Option B and Teshuva FINAL ולרפואתו של מינדל ליבא בת פידע פרל In Loving Memory of Johnny...

A Thought for Rosh Chodesh Ellul 5778

It always bothered me that the whole of Ellul and the entire yom kippur davening was about penitence, shame, guilt and contrition. Still...

Hearing God in a Postmodern World: Purim as a celebration of community and textual interpretation

For a printable PDF click here:Purim – on Hearing God in a Postmodern world ליעילוי נשמת אלכסנדר בן אלעזר – In loving memory of אבי מורי...

Rosh Hashana 5775 – Hagar and Yishmael: Reflections on the ‘Other’ – Empathy

Note: This essay requires a detailed analysis of the two readings of Rosh Hashana. It is strongly advised to read them through and I...

Pesach and the Struggle for a Perfect Freedom

Click here for a printable PDF version:Pesach 5775 The struggle for a perfect freedom Click here for posters and print outs for Seder...