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Tag: Transcendence

0 Prayer Philosophy

Running and Returning: A Personal Reflection on Prayer, Contemporary Poetry, and Yom Kippur’s Neilah Service

Yehoshua November in Lehrhaus · 28 Sep

Yehoshua November reflects on the spiritual dynamics of prayer and poetry through the lens of Hasidic thought, particularly focusing on the dual processes of 'ratzo' (running) and 'shov' (returning).

0 Torah Holidays

When the Message Is Too Deep for Words

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 16 Sep

Rav Chaim Mayer Roth explores the profound significance of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, linking it to the shofar of Mashiach and the shofar at Matan Torah.

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

Dovid Bashevkin in Tablet · 2 Sep

Dovid Bashevkin explores the enduring relevance of idolatry in a modern context while recounting his childhood memories of Avraham's iconoclastic tale.

0 Jewish Law Communities

Hearing His Voice

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 27 May

Cindy Scarr discusses the resilience and appeal of Torah Judaism in contrast to the decline of heterodox Jewish movements and traditional American Christianity.

0 Education Communities

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 10 Apr

Israel's Ministry for Diaspora Affairs is set to invest $4 million in 2025 in Project Aleph Bet, an initiative aimed at increasing enrollment in Jewish day schools across the U.S.

0 Holidays Philosophy

Opinion | How to Be Sad on Tisha B’av

Laura E. Adkins in Forward · 14 Jul 2021

Laura E. Adkins explores the deeply introspective experience of observing Tisha B'Av, emphasizing the importance of allowing oneself to truly feel sadness.

0 Antisemitism Philosophy

Nostalgia for the Numinous

Jonathan Sacks in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Jun 2014

The text discusses the evolution of ideas on religion, atheism, and postmodernism, particularly through the analysis of Terry Eagleton's book "Culture and the Death of God."

0 Education Philosophy

Rabbi Wolpe’s Picks: A Heschel Master Class

David Wolpe in Tablet · 9 Dec 2013

Rabbi David Wolpe delves into the profound teachings of Abraham Joshua Heschel, a revered Jewish scholar known for his spiritual insights and poetic prose.