An Outsider’s Perspective
Jul 12, 2008 By David M. Ackerman | Commentary | Balak
Once in a while, an outsider’s view yields a crystal clear vision of essential qualities not quite visible to those on the inside.
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Reading Like the Rabbis
Jun 28, 2008 By Daniel Nevins | Commentary | Korah
Grab a thick book and a cold drink and head for a comfy chair at a lake, beach, or pool. Lose yourself in luxurious chapters of artful narrative and savor the unique culture of a well-constructed novel or the incisive analysis of a work of nonfiction. This is the great joy of summer reading: to slow down enough to indulge in what is otherwise impossible, to enter the world of literature.
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God’s True Strength (And Ours Too)
Jun 21, 2008 By Mychal Springer | Commentary | Shelah Lekha
In this week’s Torah portion, Shelah Lekha, God tells Moses to send twelve scouts to the land of Canaan to see what there is to see.
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The Ways God Leads Us
Jun 14, 2008 By Matthew Berkowitz | Commentary | Beha'alotekha
Abraham Joshua Heschel writes eloquently that the supreme aspiration of religion is to inspire each one of us, in the words of the psalmist, “to lift up your eyes and see.”
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The Torah’s Lessons for Building Communities
May 31, 2008 By Charles Savenor | Commentary | Bemidbar
Bemidbar, the fourth book of the Torah, opens with a demographic and geographic description of the Children of Israel.
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Our Partnership with God
May 16, 2008 By Lisa Gelber | Commentary | Behar
Almost a year after the twenty-fifth anniversary, with current showings on TV Land promising the version with enhanced visual effects, never-before-seen footage, and a digitally remastered soundtrack, as well as videos and DVDs for watching at home whenever you wish, E.T.: The Extraterrestrial is a part of the cinematic culture of many more people than just the moviegoers of the early 1980s.
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Finding Holiness Through Boundaries
Apr 12, 2008 By David M. Ackerman | Commentary | Metzora
The Book of Vayikra concerns itself with a truly interesting collection of topics, among them animal sacrifice, priestly behavior, food, skin diseases, and blood.
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The Role of Religious Leaders
Mar 29, 2008 By Marc Wolf | Commentary | Shemini
In an email newsletter distributed by the Martin Marty Center Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion at the University of Chicago, Martin E. Marty, a prominent voice of religion in America, recently commented on a new book about the role of preachers in politics.
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