Religion
G-d is not an Orthodox Jew, nor is G-d Conservative or Reform. What about you?
It isn’t what you think it is. It isn’t cold, it isn’t irrelevant, it isn’t biased, and it certainly isn’t chauvinistic. Religion gets a very bad rap. But Religion is to existence what notes and scales are to music; Religion is to humanity what grammar is to language. Religion is but a highly sophisticated system of spiritually mathematical rules that allow us to experience life and reality in a deeply meaningful way. The challenge of course is discovering the music in the notes, lest it be coerced piano lessons all over again. And this discovery is why you are here.
The Hellenist Coachman
It was not the Torah per se that Hellenic regime wished to uproot from the people of Israel, but Your Torah.
Read MoreA Shattering Reunion
It is told of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev that one year after Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, he stayed up all night waiting to put on tefillin.
Read MoreDaughters Near and Far: The Atzeret of Sukkot
Our receiving of the Torah on Shavuot is the “Atzeret” of our liberation from slavery seven weeks earlier.
Read MoreChayei Sarah: Can East Meet West?
Abraham surely knew how religious zealotry can breed intolerance, condescension, judgmentalism and prejudices of all sorts — feeding into the ugliest elements of human nature.
Read MoreShemini Atzeret: Breakthrough
Go deeper into your experience of concluding this year’s Torah reading cycle and beginning anew with ideas and stories from The Meaningful Life Center.
Read MoreMatot: What Can I Do About the Situation in Israel?
Let us create a true revolution. Let us reconnect to our Divine mission. Let us move heaven and earth with our actions. We have been promised that when we do, we will save the universe – literally.
Read MoreHow Do I Find a True Rabbi? Part 2
Divisiveness might have kept you away from rabbis and from Judaism. Here is how to get past the shenanigans and find a true spiritual teacher.
Read MoreWas Moses Orthodox? Part 1
Did Moses practice orthodox Judaism? Do the distinctions between Jews really have a spiritual meaning? A controversial article by Rabbi Simon Jacobson.
Read MoreWas Moses Orthodox? Part 2
To understand if Moses practiced orthodox Judaism, we need to first understand what makes a Jew a Jew. The purpose of this article is to unite and empower. The soul makes a Jew a Jew, not a denomination.
Read MoreHow Do I Find a True Rabbi? Part 1
How to identify an authentic rabbi. How to find a teacher who walks the walk, and does not just talk the talk.
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