View from Denver
The new face and vision of Shwayder Camp
Hillel GoldbergMay 09, 2019
Woe to the contemporary Jewish summer camp if it thinks it can do what camps did decades ago and succeed. Nice surroundings. Nice counselors. Nice programs. And the kids...
Sharp and Soft
Hillel GoldbergMay 06, 2019
Sharp and Soft. Two ways people treat each other, and the way people are treated. Can Sharp and Soft inhere in a single person? Can a person be both? Should a person be...
Dayyenu is enough — really?
Hillel GoldbergApr 18, 2019
This ode to Passover was first published in the IJN in 1982 and has occupied this space before Passover many years since. ONE of the most popular parts of the Passover...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #48
Hillel GoldbergApr 11, 2019
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #48, “Cite the source of your words.”...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #47
Hillel GoldbergApr 04, 2019
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #47, “Being precise in one’s study.” Rabbi...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #46
Hillel GoldbergMar 28, 2019
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #46, “Making one’s teacher wiser.” The...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #45
Hillel GoldbergMar 21, 2019
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #45, “Studying in order to act.” To acquire...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #44
Hillel GoldbergMar 14, 2019
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #44, “Studying in Order to Teach.” To study...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #43
Hillel GoldbergMar 07, 2019
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #43, “Listening and Adding.” “Asking and...
48 Ways to Acquire the Torah: Way #42
Hillel GoldbergFeb 28, 2019
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” states in chapter 6:6: “The Torah is acquired in 48 ways.” This week: Way #42, “Asking and Answering.” Ask others, ask...
