Jonah Mac GelfandEnabling Tomorrow: A Reflection on Psalms, my Birthday, and CreationThere is a tradition to read a Psalm after praying each morning.Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
Jonah Mac GelfandHow the Academic Study of Religion Re-connected Me to My JudaismWhen my great-great grandfather arrived in New York from Russia, he did not arrive as a Russian. He arrived as a Jew. And not just any Jew…Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Jonah Mac GelfandPacking for Moshiach: A Neo-Hasidic PracticeAccording to Hasidism, you always have to be on your toes: Moshiach could come at any time!Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Jonah Mac GelfandDvar on Parshat Re’ehI want to talk about diaspora. Judaism is a diasporic tradition, which means we don’t have a ‘place.’ Our religion is entirely based…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Jonah Mac GelfandRitual as Resilience in Times of PlagueI woke up the other day and looked out the window to see an unlikely form of precipitation dusting my backyard: apocalyptic ash. Any other…Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
Jonah Mac GelfandMaking Anti-Racism a ‘Jewish Value’: White Jews Addressing Our Past“As Jews, we have an obligation to support anti-racist work.”Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
Jonah Mac GelfandNavigating Myth and History in DiasporaThe revolutionary war is not my History. George Washington is not my forbearer. My family did not arrive on the Mayflower. My brothers…Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
