Daf Yomi – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
simmons | July 13, 2017
Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Longest Mesechta?
Kosher Quiet – Jewish Link of New Jersey
admin | July 13, 2017
In the 1830s, Scottish poet Thomas Carlyle authored a novel, Sartor Resartus (The Tailor Re-Tailored), in which one character expounds on the virtues of silence: Sprecfien ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden. Translation: Speech is silvern but silence is golden. One could argue that, generally speaking, Jews are not the silent type
Rabbis Get High for Study Testing Effect of Magic Mushrooms on Religious Thinking – Haaretz
admin | July 10, 2017
Psychologist says participants seem to get deeper appreciation of their religious heritage in study conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins University Several rabbis have taken part in an American university experiment that studies the effect of magic mushrooms on the religious experience. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore signed up more than 20 leaders from various religious denominations after issuing a call for volunteers at the beginning of 2016. After an initial vetting process, the participants were given two strong doses of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, a psychedelic drug.
Rabbi Steinsaltz Back in Tekoa Yeshiva following Stroke – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | July 9, 2017
Photo Credit: Courtesy Eight months after he suffered a stroke, scholar, teacher, philosopher, social critic, and spiritual mentor Rabbi Adin Even-Yisrael Steinsaltz arrived in Tekoa last Thursday to celebrate the sium (completion of learning) of Maimonidesmonumental halachic work Mishneh Torah. Rabbi Steinsaltz had a big smile on his face, and walked without assistance, Srugim reported.
Devdutt Pattanaik: The fascinating design of the Jewish Bible – Mid-Day
simmons | July 9, 2017
Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik Many Jewish Americans choose to write G-d instead of God.
How to become a Sodomite in five easy steps! – Jweekly.com
admin | July 7, 2017
I cant tell you how many times Ive been approached by people, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, all asking me the same thing: Rabbi, Id like to be a Sodomite, but I just dont know how to start.
Jesus in the Talmud: Peter Schfer: 9780691143187: Amazon.com …
simmons | July 7, 2017
Peter Schfer, Winner of the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Andrew W.
Fine wine – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | July 7, 2017
Some Jews like to whine and others like to wine, that is, to responsibly consume appropriate amounts of alcohol in the form of grape-derived goodness. On Shabbat, Jews drink wine to make kiddush and Havdalah. On Passover, Jews drink at least four cups of wine and even dip their fingers in one of them.
Bava Batra 158 and 159 – Jewish Link of New Jersey
richards | July 6, 2017
May these words of Torah serve as a merit leiluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk, ah. This week we learned Bava Batra 158 and 159. These are some highlights.
Four new Jewish books are tour guides to old ones – Jweekly.com
admin | July 6, 2017
Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger wrote memorably in their book Jews and Words that ours is not a bloodline, but a text line. But how many of us make the effort to claim our enormous inheritance of centuries of Jewish writing?
