Evergreen

Selections from traditional sources

Reconciling the experience of repeatedly praying from an established text with the need for prayer to come from the heart.

From biblical law, through classic rabbinic debate and medieval law codes, and continuing in the modern period, Jewish law has undergone constant development.

An attempt to reconcile two opposing views of nature.

The final book of the Bible recounts the nation's history, but what it emphasizes and de-emphasizes is telling.

Eicha, the Book of Lamentations, asks important questions that address the theological crisis following the Jewish exile.

In Isaiah 40-66, the prophet(s) built on the theological paradigms of Isaiah ben Amoz (Isaiah 1-39).

Those who returned from Babylonia sought to reclaim Judah's former glory, despite major challenges.

Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes.

Adults help children most when they express their own sorrow and respond to questions in a truthful, yet age-appropriate way.