Rock of Ages let our song, Praise thy saving power; Thou amidst the raging foes, Wast our sheltering tower.
Living with a highly sensitive spouse can feel like walking a fine line. You want to protect their feelings, but it can be exhausting to constantly tiptoe around potential triggers. Maybe you’ve caught yourself rehearsing what you want to say, afraid an offhand comment might spark hurt or defensiveness. Or perhaps their emotional ups and…
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Dear Gal and David, Bravo. Bravo. Bravo. It’s about time people of your stature stood up and spoke out about the ferocious levels of antisemitism that have infested campuses and cities everywhere, as you did at the recent ADL dinner. I want to personally thank you for standing up to hatred and being the voice…
I have to write an essay on the topic of it’s ethical to enhance or augment human beings beyond what is considered normal – through microchip implants, gene splicing, and the like. I’m curious to know Judaism’s view on this issue. I would like to answer from a Jewish perspective. The post Using Technology to…
When we take our passport to travel abroad, we also carry with us our Jewish identity and a profound responsibility as representatives of our heritage. A series of embarrassing events in the northern Thai town of Pai have highlighted the critical importance of mindful travel for Jewish travelers abroad. As a stream of reports emerged…
Shushan was a city of masks. Not the kind we wear on Purim, costumes of joy, disguises for celebration. These were different. Masks of survival, of silence, of Jews who thought they could hide forever. They believed they had figured it out. They followed the rules. They contributed to society. They had a seat at…
At the height of the Holocaust, 25 women tailored and crafted exquisite garments for the wives of SS guards and high-ranking Nazi officers in an exclusive salon the Nazis called the “Upper Tailoring Studio,” located within the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Magda Goebbels, wife of Hitler’s propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, was one of their clients. Founded by…
The Sages teach us that an angel teaches the entire Torah to an embryo in utero. Then just before he is born, the angel taps him on his upper lip and he forgets it all – and this is the reason why people have an indentation right under their nose. But if so, why does…