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Shemot: What’s in a Name?
In the Morning Blessings, we name different aspects of the Divine by acknowledging their presence in our lives. Merely by acknowledging these qualities, through mentioning their names, it is as if we are funneling them into our day.
A JEWISH EMBRACE OF DEMOCRACY: Early Reconstructionist Judaism and America’s Promise
Rabbi Deborah Waxman reflects on what Jewish tradition has to say about democratic practice.
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Net Neutrality: The Torah of the Donkey
In this week’s Torah portion, parashat Balak, we read the story of the mighty Moabite king Balak, who wants to hire the prophet Bil’am to curse the children of Israel. Balak places increasing pressure upon Bil’am, first through Moabite and Midianite elders, and then through elite princes. Both times Balak sends esteemed men, but God...
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