December 23, 2024

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Rabbi Elie Mischel

Articles by Rabbi Elie Mischel

Spires and Towers

In his spiritual memoir, Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis describes his first trip to Oxford University as a young man in 1916. A scholarly boy,

Doubting Our Way to a Higher Faith

David Hume and Samuel Johnson were two of the greatest exemplars of 18th Century Enlightenment. Hume, the preeminent thinker of the Scottish Enlightenment, altered the

When Books Become Vegetables

With lofty ambition and high-minded intentions, I erect small libraries of books upon my night table, eagerly anticipating the vacation I’ve planned for months. Finally,