After Elul and the High Holidays, Parshat Bereishit comes along with its renewal: A new cycle of Torah reading, A new world emerges out of
The pasuk (2:15) says, “Hashem took Adam, and placed him in Gan Eden in order that he work it and guard it.” This pasuk seems
Parshat Bereishit Michelangelo was once asked: “How is it that you create such wondrous sculptures and works of art? How can something so innovative and
A friend and her family walked by my house on the first day of Sukkot and we chatted for a few minutes. Somehow, the topic
We all sing this song peacefully. Could anything be controversial about it? (This is aside from the mild disagreement that might occur over whether each
Editor’s note: This is an annotated, slightly edited written version of oral remarks posted on erev Hoshana Rabbah, 5781, Thursday, October 8, 2020. We are
Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik has often been quoted as saying that if he could add to Maimonides’ 13 Principles of Jewish Faith, it would be that
I have been trying to avoid writing about corona, as it seems to have become a political hot button. But, since that’s really part of
I had not been on a bike since I was a kid. And I recently found myself on a mountain bike atop a rocky mountain,
When Ismar Schorsch retired as chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, he noted in his farewell speech a major flaw of the Conservative movement’s decision
Courses’ adaptability to virtual and in-person settings, along with learner-centered focus, are leading to increased demand. (Courtesy of JLIC) To help students and teachers avoid
Hannah Kirsch is studying at Mercaz Tiferet in Ramat Beit Shemesh Alef. She grew up in West Orange and attended Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy/Rae Kushner
