All posts tagged "Judaism"

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  Young U.S. Jews feel closer to Israel, studies find

      Young American Jews have closer ties to Israel than ever before, while Israelis who have moved to the United States are...

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  Joshua in the Bible – Elie Wiesel

     Sculpture by Phillip Ratner-Ratner Museum   Bible Review‘s Supporting Roles By Elie Wiesel   Joshua, the perfect disciple. Obedient and humble. The...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Messianic Consciousness in Jewish Prophecy (XVI) Ezekiel

    Our Sages teach us that the Creator’s ways and attributes are all good and righteous. We realize this if we take...

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  The Messianic Consciousness in Jewish Prophecy (XV) Ezekiel

       One reiterated statement in the prophecies of Ezekiel to Israel and the nations is “and you shall know that I am...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  Testing Prophecy – A prophet is not an oracle: a prophecy is not a prediction

          Art by Phillip Ratner-Ratner Museum. In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape after...

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  The Messianic Consciousness in Jewish Prophecy (XIV) Ezekiel

      We must reflect on the warnings the permanent awareness of our connection with the Creator gives us. We have learned in...

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  The Messianic Consciousness in Jewish Prophecy (XIII) Ezekiel

       Almost three quarters (35 out of 48 chapters) of the message the Creator delivers to Israel and the nations through Ezekiel...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  Judaism’s Social Vision

    Sculpture by Phillip Ratner-Ratner Museum . If you seek to understand Judaism’s social vision, look at its anti-poverty legislation. “It demeans,...

• Alma Beit Midrash Series

  Rav Kook Revolution – Part V – Final Session

  https://israelseen.com/shows/kook5.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More     Session Five: The Song of Songs – Shalom and shleimut-peace...

• Alma Beit Midrash Series

  Rav Kook Revolution – Part IV

  https://israelseen.com/shows/kook4.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More    Session Four: The Song of Existence – Linking with all creation. This...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  Ekev – Greatness and Humility

    By Rabbi Lord Sacks.  A sequence of verses in this week’s sedra gave rise to a beautiful Talmudic passage – one...

• Alma Beit Midrash Series

  Rav Kook Revolution – Part III

  https://israelseen.com/shows/kook2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More   Session Three: The Song of Humankind – The universal imperative. This series...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Messianic Consciousness in Jewish Prophecy (XII) Obadiah

    “The vision of Obadiah. Thus said the Lord God concerning Edom (…)” (Obadiah 1:1) In the book of Genesis, the Torah...

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  The Messianic Consciousness in Jewish Prophecy (XI) Haggai

     By Ariel Ben Avraham “Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying: ‘Is it a time for...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  Tzedek: Justice and Compassion

    Art by  Phillip Ratner. Commentary By Rabbi Lord Sacks. As Moses begins his great closing addresses to the next generation, he...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  The Danger of Suspicion – Mattot-Massei

    Sculpture by Phillip Ratner/Ratner Museum  Commentary By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. It is a fascinating story and from it comes one...

• Alma Beit Midrash Series

  The Rav Kook Revolution Part I

  https://israelseen.com/shows/kook1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More   Session One: The Song of the Self – Self-actualization and God  By...

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  Religion and State in Israel

     Frontispiece of Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Abraham Bosse, 1651.  A Modest Proposal   By Moshe Koppel Every now and then, people...

• Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

  On Parents and Teachers

       Art by Phillip Ratner-Ratnermuseum.  Pinchas Commentary By Rabbi Lord Sacks. Just beneath the surface of this week’s parshah is an exceptionally...

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  Jewish Educational Options

      By Laurie Rappeport. Today the majority of formal Jewish education in North America takes place in day school and afternoon/Sunday school...