Religion & Beliefs

New Freedom Seder

Forty years go, the 2000-year-old form of the Passover Seder was turned into a  seed…

The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Talmud

If we are to believe Solomon Maimon–and there are admittedly more than a few good…

How Hate Begets Hate

A friend asked the other day if I had ever been angry enough to want…

Ways to Spot a Miracle

Yesterday was Tu B’shvat, which falls between Chanukah, the holiday of miracles, and Purim, the…

Son of A Preacher Man: A Swedish Christian in the IDF

Fredrik recently finished basic training in the 51st Battalion of the Golani Brigade. Together with…

Yeshivas and Their Stalinist Secretaries

The secretary in our Yeshiva was hired to do several things; she helped with payroll,…

A Jewish Perspective on the Jhanas, Part Two

Part II: Is there God in the Jhanas? So what about that “Is“–that sense of…

Quandaries of a New Jew, or How I Got My Shiksa Flair

My life has never fit ‘inside the box.’ One-word answers have almost never sufficed for…