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48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #35
Hillel GoldbergJan 10, 2019
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #35, “Loving integrity” Arrogance is like...
The push for schism
Jonathan TobinJan 10, 2019
Jonathan Weisman doesn’t understand much about the nature of modern anti-Semitism. But Weisman, an editor at The New York Times and author of a remarkably obtuse book...
Muscle memory
Shana GoldbergJan 10, 2019
About once a decade I go through a knitting phase. I first learned the skill in college from a friend’s mother. About 10 years later I picked it up again in Zurich....
An apology is not enough
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 10, 2019
We all place a great deal of expectation in our doctors. There is a certain trust that we have in members of the medical profession. As patients, oftentimes, when we are...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #34
Hillel GoldbergJan 03, 2019
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #34, “Shunning honors” Who and what...
Illegal in Israel
Tehilla R. GoldbergJan 03, 2019
They call it the world’s oldest profession. I don’t know that it is. Perhaps agriculture, midwifery or slavery would, in fact, meet the definition. It doesn’t...
Inherent evil
Shana GoldbergJan 03, 2019
It has become nearly impossible to view anything about Germany between the two world wars without taking into account WW II. An example are the war reparations required...
Graphic adaptation
Shana GoldbergDec 27, 2018
Graphic novel is a powerful medium, highlighted by Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus. I’ve found that illustrative material can be far more traumatic and...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #33
Hillel GoldbergDec 27, 2018
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #33, “Loving integrity” If I love integrity...
Can you hear my voice?
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 27, 2018
With the tragic blow of the death of Rona Ramon, a blanket of great sadness fell upon all of Israel. It all came rushing back . . . watching the heartbreaking, live news...
