Is it time to rethink our theological approach to the Holocaust?
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/is-it-time-to-rethink-our-theological-approach-to-the-holocaust/
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- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Turning and Returning
I don’t think I thought about God Or self-transformation Or return Or love Instead there was guilt and shame Appraisals Scales and...
- May 4, 2021
- 6 min
Being with the Other in their Grief: Reflections on the Tragedy in Meron
This year I’ve been teaching a course at Matan on the problem of evil – On the heels of Covid I thought it may speak to people, it may...
- Mar 16, 2021
- 6 min
When ‘Heroes’ Fall
(Preamble: This post was initially written for the participants of a class I teach at Matan on the problem of evil, following a class in...
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks – In memoriam
For the articles I wrote upon the passing of my teacher Rabbi Sacks please see the links below: Only tears: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l |...
- Mar 8, 2020
- 1 min
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-...
- Mar 3, 2020
- 1 min
Hanukkah: The battle for our soul
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-the-battle-for-our-soul/
- Dec 10, 2019
- 1 min
The Akedah: A sacrifice of conscience?
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-akedah-the-sacrifice-of-conscience/
- Dec 4, 2019
- 1 min
Fleeing or Going: Yaakov’s Journey and Corbyn
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/fleeing-or-going-yaakovs-journey-and-corbyn/
- Nov 12, 2019
- 3 min
Reflections on the ‘Masav’ in light of Rivka Imeinu
There are days when you can’t help but see synchronicity. At Matan this morning we continued learning about the life of Yitzchak and...
- Apr 14, 2019
- 1 min
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:
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
On the Shattering of the Tablets and the Rebuilding of Self
For a printable PDF please click here: parshat Ki Tissa broken tablets 5779 But the message of the Divine is other It’s liberating and...
- Jan 16, 2019
- 5 min
Parshat Beshalach, On Holistic Healing and Release from the Bondage of Dogmatic Religion
For a printable PDF please click here:parshat beshalach 5779 As humans we are inclined towards binary methods of seeing the world....
- Nov 22, 2018
- 4 min
The Last Kaddish
THE LAST KADDISH This shabbat I will say the last kaddish for my father ז”ל. I will stand as I have now hundreds of times and repeat the...
- Nov 8, 2018
- 3 min
Parshat Toldot: ‘הנני Hinneni’ – On Identity Development in an Instant World
I share a short thought from a very long blog with slight reluctance. We live in a world where memes and twitters are about the length...
- Oct 18, 2018
- 2 min
Lecha Lecha – Altneuland (Herzl’s ‘Old New land’) – A musing on Avraham’s journey
Lecha Lecha – Altneuland (Herzl’s ‘Old New land’) – A musing on Avraham’s journey These words by T.S .Elliot in Little Gidding echo the...
- Feb 26, 2018
- 17 min
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...
- Apr 28, 2017
- 14 min
A counter-response to Rabbi Cardozo’s article on Rabbi Soloveitchik
For a printable PDF version please click here: Response to R. Cardozo II website For the original article by Rabbi Cardozo please click...
- Feb 14, 2017
- 8 min
An open letter to Rabbi Cardozo in response to his article on Rav Soloveitchik
For a printable PDF version click here:Letter to Rabbi Cardozo website For Rabbi Cardozo’s full response please see:...
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