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Wise Fridays: Professional Development

Rabbi Judah says: Whoever does not teach his son a trade or profession teaches him to be a thief. –Babylonian ...

John Oliver’s Jewish Impression Is God Awful (And Funny)

It’s been said over and over again. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart is the king of the Jewish joke. ...

We Experiment on A.J. Jacobs

A.J. Jacobs is a bit of a gonzo journalist and a little bit of an undercover secret agent — but, ...

From the Academy: Sociology

Samuel Heilman serves as a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Queens College of the City University of New York and ...

Wise Fridays: Images of God

The images of God as lover, friend, companion, and co-creator are more appropriate metaphors for the God of the covenant ...

Wise Fridays: Why Jews Forget

The Jewish people were rebuked for having “having forgotten God, Who formed you†(D’varim 32:18). This forgetfulness is the principle ...

God Is Not the Creator.

Look, it’s all semantics, okay? Whatever you want to call God — Hashem, Elokim, the Creator, the One, the Dude, ...

Wise Fridays: Each Soul Has a Role

Each individual soul is unique and special, in terms of its essence, its capacity, and what is demanded of it. ...

Wise Fridays: God’s Speech

What is taken as God’s speech is really always man’s hearing…that God is not the strategist of our particularities or ...

A Note From Adonai

I’m not a frequent reader of Passive Aggressive Notes, but it’s a brilliant site, and I especially liked this note ...

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