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November 2018

November 11, 2018

How we know what’s right: from God or from ourselves?

There’s an ancient question, known in philosophy as Euthyphro’s Dilemma. Asked by Socrates in the...

November 04, 2018

What does it mean to be made “in the image of God?”

My last post touched on the concept of humankind being created in the “image of...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

The Heresy of the Gospel of Thomas: A Jewish Perspective

That seems like a pretty bizarre title, right? What could an Orthodox Jew possibly have...

October 25, 2018

Written Text and Oral Law: Why Do We Need Both?

My last post discussed the Jewish belief in an Oral Law that accompanies the...

October 21, 2018

The Bible is not enough: why Jews believe in an oral tradition

It’s a core belief of traditional Judaism stretching back to the days of the Pharisees...

October 17, 2018

God wants partners, not followers: the tragedy of Noah

Sure, Noah was a good guy. The Bible spells that out pretty clearly: “Noah was...

October 15, 2018

A View from the Women’s Section

Just thought I’d post the link to an article that I recently wrote about my...

October 10, 2018

An Orthodox Jewish approach to reading Genesis Chapter 1

This past Saturday, Jews around the world once again began the yearly cycle of reading...

October 07, 2018

Did God Really Command Genocide?: The Case of the Canaanites

This is a follow up to my last post about the divine commandment for the...

October 03, 2018

Did God Really Command Genocide?: The Case of Amalek

Continuing the series that I began a few weeks ago, this post will once again...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

Simchat Torah: A Celebration of Continuity

Yup, another holiday. But this is the last one for a while, I promise. On...

September 21, 2018

Sukkot: You Don’t Know What You Have Until It’s Gone

This Sunday night, Jews the world over will begin observing the seven day holiday called...

September 16, 2018

Yom Kippur: is it really the day of “atonement?”

That’s how most people translate it. But maybe they’re missing the mark. In a...

September 06, 2018

You won’t believe what this 18th century rabbi said about Christianity

My apologies for the clickbait title. But, for once, it’s actually true! You legitimately would...

September 02, 2018

How Orthodox Jews read tough Biblical passages: Part III—“An Eye for an Eye?”

My last two posts about controversial Bible passages were a bit obscure. I’m sure many...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

How Orthodox Jews read tough Bibical passages: Part II —The case of the rebellious son

This post is the next installment in what will hopefully be a series on traditional...

August 24, 2018

How Orthodox Jews Read Tough Biblical Passages: Part I—“Marrying a Female Captive”

As the title suggests, I am beginning a new series of articles for this blog...

August 20, 2018

Getting to the Table: Why should Jews trust the Church?

I’m moving backwards. In my first piece, I wrote about how Jews and Christians can...

August 10, 2018

The Issues that Divide Us: Are the Jews a Chosen Nation? Part II

In my last post, I explained what the idea of the Jews being a...

August 06, 2018

The Issues that Divide Us: Are the Jews a Chosen Nation? Part I

My first post to this blog made the case for expanding opportunities for honest...

August 02, 2018

Beyond Conflict Resolution: Jewish-Christian Dialogue Reconsidered

This past semester, I was a visiting student at a local Catholic Jesuit university and...

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