I’m so tired of “well this Jewish employee doesn’t do X so it can’t be a Jewish thing.” – tweeted on Thursday September 26 2019, 138 “likes” You don’t have to speak Twitter, understand “likes” or use social media at all to feel the frustration that prompted that posting. We Jews, and those whoContinue reading “Shabbat Nitzavim: We Stand Together Even When Miles Apart”
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Shabbat Ki Tetze: It’s Freezing Out
This 5th Shabbat of Consolation, Shabbat Ki Tetze, reminds us not to let our guard down while we are finding our emotional balance, post-Tisha B’Av, between tragedy and hope. At the very end of the parashah we find the warning: זָכ֕וֹר אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ עֲמָלֵ֑ק בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶ֥ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ Remember what Amalek did to you onContinue reading “Shabbat Ki Tetze: It’s Freezing Out”
Shabbat Shoftim: Pursuing Justice is a Millennial Challenge
Parashat Shoftim begins with one of the most famous declarations in all of Judaism: צדק צדק תרדוף “justice, justice you must pursue.” (Deut. 16.20) It fits nicely on a placard if you’re participating in a protest; it’s a memorable tagline for your email signature; and once you dig into the Jewish commentary around this line,Continue reading “Shabbat Shoftim: Pursuing Justice is a Millennial Challenge”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 