Parashat Shmini: Guarding a pure heart
The Hebrew word timtum means “blockage” or “dullness.” Forbidden foods can lead to this blockage – to emotional numbness and a diminished ability to perceive spiritual depth.
Judaism
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Before the song: On Passover, Miriam leads with rhythm when the path is unclear
The hidden well: Exploring Miriam's leadership as a source of hope in war's shadow
Jewish Christmas tradition of Chinese food is now backed by science
'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'.
Hanukkah 2025: From Hellenism to today’s culture wars
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.
Prophet Zechariah: Not by might nor power, but by spirit
These words are a declaration of faith and a clear-cut explanation of Jewish survival.
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Hanukkah 2025: The power of the invisible
Ancient Greek culture, based on Aristotle’s philosophy, believed only in what is 'before the eyes' – what can be seen, touched, measured, and proven.
Judaism’s Conservative movement apologizes for decades of discouraging intermarriage
The shift marks a significant change in tone for a movement that long treated intermarriage as a threat to Jewish continuity.
