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Guest column: What a Jewish holiday can tell us about our absolutist, idolatrous attitudes
We commonly identify idolatry as the worship of nature, statues or pictures. But idols also can be ideas and they often surface in the realm of politics, the writer says.
Opinion: If Passover is the question, Shavuot is the answer
Unlike other Jewish holidays, the Torah does not specify a date for Shavuot; it is celebrated on the 50th day (seven weeks) after Passover.
Kevin Bermeister: The Paradox of the Honey Bee
Honey is the only kosher product that comes out of a non-kosher producer. So what were Israel's greatest scholars and mystical thinkers trying to convey as to uniquely regard it in Jewish law?
Sacred Spaces religion briefs for the week of May 19, 2012
SATURDAY, MAY 19• Congregation Rodef Sholom's religious study hike, Torah on the Trails, meets at 8:30 a.
‘Muslim, Jews and a New Song’: Interfaith event blends books, music and personal stories
After the horror of 9/11, a shaken Tricia Hellman Gibbs decided the time had come to delve into her Jewish roots, learn Hebrew and study Torah. But she didn’t stop there.
PASSOVER AND SHAVUOT: What’s the Question? What’s the Answer?
Unlike other Jewish holidays, the Torah does not specify a date for Shavuot; it is celebrated on the 50th day (seven weeks) after Passover.
The art of ancient Hebrew scrolls
Sunday, May 27, commemorates the holiday of Shavuot, the day the Jews received the Torah (Bible) with the revelation on Mount Sinai. Today, the Torah Scroll remains the holiest book within Judaism, made up of the five books of Moses.
Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld: An Unorthodox Cure for Insomnia
I know so many people who have all the pillows they need and yet have trouble sleeping at night; they walk through their lives sleep deprived. What many don't realize is that the Torah already told them why they can't sleep.
Acronyms and the Bible
Is ‘Tanakh’ a good way for Jews to refer to the Hebrew Bible in English? Philologos says it should not be imposed, for reasons of Jewish pride, on an English-speaking public. Click here for the rest of the article...
Torah rescued years ago finds a new home
About 8 p.m. on Feb. 2, 1988, David Sheinson answered the phone. "Your synagogue is on fire!" his neighbor cried.
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