Shabbat Rosh Hodesh: At the threshold of renewal
Shabbat Rosh Hodesh is an invitation to renew not only the month but also ourselves.
Shabbat Rosh Hodesh is an invitation to renew not only the month but also ourselves.
A biblical vision of unity shows why Israel’s deepest fractures are also its greatest tests.
Though the formal verse of 'Shema, Israel' would only be inscribed later in Torah, Jacob sensed its truth centuries earlier.
The Torah describes the emotional upheaval, the sharp transition from deep sorrow to astonishment and joy, when Jacob discovers that Joseph is alive and even holds a senior position in Egypt.
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'We do not completely understand your dietary customs… but we are proud and grateful that your GOD insist you eat our food on Christmas.”, says the so-called 'Chinese Restaurant Association'.
Still reeling from the horrors of violent fascism and extreme nationalism, humanity has grown enamored of a universal self-conception that denies meaningful differences of race, religion, or culture.