Someone you know is battling for their soul. Are we ready to get real?
How can we ask G-d for forgiveness when we don't even grant it to ourselves?
"Two Jews, three opinions," the saying describes...but how is the strong-willed Jew to express his/her gripes about fellow Jews while remaining loyal to the framework of our national oneness?
I hesitate to affiliate with any group, but somehow, Jews keep finding and charming me, probably because I'm one of them.
Most Jewish communities, whether Orthodox, secular, or somewhere in between, silence something key to my mind or my soul. I dream of a place to call home.
As I grew up, various unpleasant experiences pushed me dangerously close to anti-Semitic feelings. So can I condemn others who express similar impressions?
What will you do with all of this outrageous beauty?
There was something different about us, those whose parents came to halachic Judaism later in life -- and I wondered if it was just me who noticed it.
For thousands of years, we have been exiled and forced out of our land. When we had no alternative or options, lacked the power and organization to enforce the rule of law we had no choice but to live as strangers in Exile. Now we have a country, laws, an army, and independence. We must use the rule of law to regain what is ours, our lands, our cultures, our basic human rights.
