By Rabbi Gidon Rothstein
Maybe the key to admitting our mistakes is knowing that others will accept us in spite or because of our flaws. What's been known to be true of sin is true in the broader world as well, and we'd all be better off if we started realizing it.
By Rabbi Gidon Rothstein
The role of mitzvot in a God-engaged Judaism: Denying their importance in favor of emphasizing one's spiritual relationship with God, or seeing them as the sole definer of that relationship.
The role of mitzvot in a God-engaged Judaism: Denying their importance in favor of emphasizing one's spiritual relationship with God, or seeing them as the sole definer of that relationship.
By Evonne Marzouk
What does Judaism teach about humanity's relationship with the natural world?
What does Judaism teach about humanity's relationship with the natural world?
By Dr. Jeffrey Woolf
Why do we fast for the ancient trauma of Asarah be-Tevet?
Why do we fast for the ancient trauma of Asarah be-Tevet?
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