“an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.” – Variously attributed to both the Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr, but also already expressed in the legislation of the ancient rabbis of the Talmud In this preparatory period which is the month of Elul, we are encouraged by our tradition to believeContinue reading “Shabbat Ki Tetze: Tit For Tat?”
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Shabbat Shelakh L’kha: Trust or Fail
In these days of many kinds of prayers, let us consider the nature of Jewish prayer. Jews pray in highly specific ways, teaching us by way of this mindfulness practice a Jewish ethics of existence. The first kind of prayer we see demonstrated in our siddur, our makhzor and any other kind of prayer compilationContinue reading “Shabbat Shelakh L’kha: Trust or Fail”
A Rabbinic Statement Supporting the Lakota Nation in its Opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline
From the Shalom Center: We are living in the midst of a profound spiritual crisis in American society, expressed in the current election campaign and in many other forms as well. One of the most poignant is the nonviolent protest in North Dakota, led by people of the First Nations, against the imposition of theContinue reading “A Rabbinic Statement Supporting the Lakota Nation in its Opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 