TachlisThoughts on This Week’s Parsha: פינחסThis parsha is a difficult one for modern sensibilities to swallow. At first blush, it seem to feed fanaticism. Sit with it longer though…Jul 29, 2016Jul 29, 2016
Elijah J MearsWhat My Judaism Means To MeAbout a week ago on my Tumblr, I was asked a question: “What does Judaism mean to you?” I spent a lot of time thinking about this question…Jul 28, 2016Jul 28, 2016
Michael A. Eisenberg: Six Kids And A Full Time JobMK Moshe Gafni and I Have a Fundamentally Different View of Orthodox JudaismEarlier this week I eased into my aisle seat on a flight from La Guardia airport to Houston, Texas. While I was jamming my bag under my…Jul 28, 20166Jul 28, 20166
Mendel BlumingThe One Mitzvah You can’t Do, Unless…It is a Jewish custom to purchase one’s burial plot while still alive. The source is Midrash Rabbah Leviticus 5:5 among othersJul 27, 2016Jul 27, 2016
Heterodox HomoAgainst Messianic JudaismThere is a small, but vocal, movement among Christians who wish to “restore” Christianity as a sect of Judaism. They primarily rely on…Jul 23, 201617Jul 23, 201617
GuyPractical Philosophy (Week 21)This week’s Parsha: Pinchas (meaning: “Phinehas”)Jul 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016
Doug ArbetterToday, You Eat With GodIn 2012, while I was an undergraduate at the George Washington University, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Switzerland. The…Jul 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016
TachlisThoughts on This Week’s Parsha: בלקParshot are dense af. Doctoral dissertations could be written on each of them. What I offer you today is simply an amuse-bouche, a tasty…Jul 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016
Larry IsraeliteBeing an ‘Other’ in Trump’s AmericaI am a 64 year old white man. I am the son of two first generation Americans, whose parents were tired and poor and came to America in…Jul 20, 20161Jul 20, 20161
