Jewish faith
'The Seven Facets of Healing': The compassionate companion - book review
Rabbi Leo Dee does not write about trauma from a theoretical distance, nor is the book solely a memoir. Instead, he combines his own experience within a broader human framework.
‘Hineni': Thanksgiving’s answer to Jewish tradition's sacred question - opinion
Parashat Vayera: Abraham vs Social Darwinism
‘Kohelet’: Advantage vs purpose in Ecclesiastes - opinion
'Morning people' happier, more religious than 'night owls' - study
The study doesn’t relate to specific religions such as Judaism, but one can guess that Jews who must get up early for the daily Shacharit morning services must be morning larks and religious.
Yom Kippur: What is the Day of Atonement, the holiest Jewish holiday? - explainer
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in Judaism and is a 25-hour long day of fasting and praying.
Rosh Hashanah: Does God even listen to our prayers? - opinion
I have two responses to this quandary that grant me enough peace of mind to keep on praying, despite the absence of a voice from beyond.
Parashat Ki Tavo: The season of doubt
Unmanageable suffering leads to incredulity and, regrettably, we lose certainty about our security, our future, and our very existence.
The role of faith in public health affairs - opinion
Today, we need to draw on theological questions, particularly about what lessons we can learn from the past and current pandemics we are living through.
A person of faith will have questions — But not loneliness - opinion
The Man of Faith is not lonely. He has the comfort of knowing that God is with him through the Sinai Covenant. He has a community.
Benny Gal: A man of vision and action… and my mentor
I’m at the crossroads of a major successful breakthrough which I’ll now share with my beloved coach Benny at his place of rest. I will miss him dearly.
May you be inscribed in good stories: A story
One day in July, a large group of campers was walking down the street. It was a narrow sidewalk near the Jerusalem Central Bus Station.
Depression, religion, finding faith explored in new book
How IDT’s chief fell, but rose up again and rediscovered faith.
Acher and the difficulties of teshuvah
We all have different reactions to severe trauma. Some Jews lose their faith. Others are strengthened by it. But we must realize that after the Shoah and Israel's founding nothing will be the same.