This week is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders drawn from throughout the Jewish world. These special posts give you the opportunity to consider important opinions you may not readily encounter. I have spoken many times about the intertwined and complicated relationship American Jews have …
You know those postcards with impossibly beautiful scenery, meant to inspire awe and jealousy in your friends and family? Well, living in Sicily for two weeks is like waking up every morning inside that mail sized marketing campaign. No picture, video, spoken or written word can prepare you for the beauty that awaits you each …
I love the pace of summer. People are enjoying stay-cations and far off travel. The neighborhood ice cream truck magically pierces the heat and humidity which is finally upon us. Even at shul, the summer stride is different. I am afforded space to read, think and plan which is hard to find during the normal …
By Robin Jacobson. Rabbi Akiva (c.50-135 C.E.) is a storied scholar and hero in Jewish tradition. His name appears more than 1,300 times in the Babylonian Talmud alone. Following the Roman destruction of the Temple in 70 C.E. – a tragedy that threatened to end Judaism – he and other luminaries started down a path …
This week is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders drawn from throughout the Jewish world. These special posts give you the opportunity to consider important opinions you may not readily encounter. This week, all eyes have been focused on the US Constitution. Not only …
There are so many pictures and now there’s even audio to go with it, thanks to Pro Publica’s recent release this week. Kids in cages, kids screaming for their parents, and sad to say, it’s nothing new. What’s new, is the vicious policy of ripping small children from their parents. That’s because the Trump administration …
By Robin Jacobson. Some historical events cast a long shadow, and some words, like “appeasement,” are loaded. Today, whenever a government negotiates with a dictator – whether it’s Kim Jong Un or Bashar al-Assad or another present-day despot – we worry whether making concessions to dictators is “appeasement” that is doomed to fail. Pundits in …
St. Mark’s Portobello is an Episcopal church in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was one of the first Episcopal churches to be built after the Jacobite risings in the 18th century. While I have never visited, there are many pieces of art which adorn this church. Of particular interest is a stained glass window of the biblical figures …
Do you think you know what prayer is? It’s a tough question, and one we try to answer during our Jewish meditation sessions. Maybe it’s time spent in quiet thought, sitting alone in your room, an office maybe or of course, a sanctuary. I’ve found recently, that people of all ages have a really hard …
This week is the fourth week of the month. For Reflections Off the Bimah, the fourth week features thought leaders drawn from throughout the Jewish world. These special posts give you the opportunity to consider important opinions you may not readily encounter. This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day should not be just another …
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