Legacy, Learning and the Living Voice of Jewish Tradition Film and Reflection at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue — Thursday, November 20 at 6pm. What goes through the head of a cantor? A swirl of prayer modes, ancient motifs, and the heartbeat of…
Category: Other
-
What’s in a Cantor’s Head?
-
Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel — Part VII
Introduction: When a Movement Needs an Enemy Series Preface This essay is Part VII in my ongoing series examining equality, justice, security, and reconciliation for Israelis and Palestinians. As an African-American Christian who practices…
Continue Reading
-
AA County & Jewish Federation Partner to Stand Against Antisemitism & Hate
Anne Arundel County Maryland residents, faith leaders, and community partners joined together this week for the highly successful community program, “In Our Own Voices: Antisemitism Out in the Open, Again — A Community-Wide Response to…
Continue Reading
-
A Brief History – The beginning of Jews and Sport
The beginnings of Jews relationship with sport Sport is often regarded as a kind of modern religion, serving as a bridge between cultures, nations, religions and ethnicities. Yet for centuries there has persisted a stereotype that Jews are not…
Continue Reading
-
The Self-Flagellation of the American Jew
Unfortunately, many Jewish communal organizations in the United States have been at the forefront of a particular ritualized expression of guilt and self-doubt, a vidui, if you will, that focuses on the real and imagined ills that affect others…
Continue Reading
-
The Real Israel Divide No One Admits
It has now been 774 days since October 7, 2023, and Hamas continues to hold the bodies of three deceased hostages. That painful reality should focus our conversations about Israel and about the future of Jewish life. These discussions are not…
Continue Reading
-
How Netanyahu Backed Israel Into a Corner
The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2803, establishing a two‑year International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza and enshrining core elements of President Trump’s 20‑point peace plan into international law. The resolution…
Continue Reading
-
Every Jew Brought the Daily Tamid Offering
Just as the first shaft of sunlight rising over the mount of olives pierced the open Nicanor Gate and struck the 2nd bronze ring in the slaughter area (Mishnah Tamid 3:3), a clock set by Hashem the time arrived, the Court of Israel already filled…
Continue Reading
-
Israel-Diaspora Partnership: A Strategic Imperative
Executive Summary The events of October 7 and the global surge in antisemitism since have reshaped the relationship between Israel and world Jewry. While the connection has always been emotional, historic, and identity-based, it must now become…
Continue Reading
-
‘Gimme That “Old Time (Jewish) Religion’+”‘
It’s hard to say what “that old time Jewish Religion” was. Abraham’s religion of 4,000-years ago is far different than ours. Abraham heard God commanding him. However, he never created a theology anything like our understanding of…
Continue Reading