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48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #9
Hillel GoldbergJun 14, 2018
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #9, “Joy” Rabbi Isaac Orlansky (1898-c.1992)...
Lose-lose
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 14, 2018
“Netiv Ha’avot,” the Path of The Forefathers. Until this past week, it was a neighborhood of about 15 homes and families in Gush Etzion, Israel. Two days ago the...
Multi-tasking
Shana GoldbergJun 14, 2018
They say that men are not great multi-taskers. I have experienced this firsthand in various jobs, although a friend just told me that whether this is innate or learned...
Bill of Rights
Shana GoldbergJun 07, 2018
I am not a gun person. I’ve never handled a gun, nor do I want to. But when I see calls for the repeal of the Second Amendment I am very concerned. A detail often lost...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #8
Hillel GoldbergJun 07, 2018
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #8, “Humility” You ask for my opinion?...
Reeducation camps — Jewish ones
Jonathan TobinJun 07, 2018
According to some young American Jews, it’s time to start telling kids the truth about Israel. Upset about what they consider to be a steady diet of pro-Israel...
Kites, repurposed for destruction
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 07, 2018
Aren’t kites a childhood pastime you play and enjoy on a perfect summer day? Aren’t kites for watching patterned colorful fabrics of parallelograms or quadrilaterals...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #7
Hillel GoldbergMay 31, 2018
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #7, “Fear” In the room in which Rabbi Joseph...
The beginning of summer
Tehilla R. GoldbergMay 31, 2018
The essence of this past Memorial Day weekend was to remember and honor our brave military, without whom we Americans wouldn’t have the beautiful free and protected...
Maybe, not missing the opportunity?
Jonathan TobinMay 31, 2018
Can the Palestinians finally not miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity? That paraphrase of Abba Eban’s famous quote provides the key question to ask about the...
