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Apr 27, 20221 min read

Is it time to rethink our theological approach to the Holocaust?

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/is-it-time-to-rethink-our-theological-approach-to-the-holocaust/

Sep 9, 20212 min read

Turning and Returning

I don’t think I thought about God Or self-transformation Or return Or love Instead there was guilt and shame Appraisals Scales and...

May 4, 20216 min read

Being with the Other in their Grief: Reflections on the Tragedy in Meron

This year I’ve been teaching a course at Matan on the problem of evil – On the heels of Covid I thought it may speak to people, it may...

Mar 16, 20216 min read

When ‘Heroes’ Fall

(Preamble: This post was initially written for the participants of a class I teach at Matan on the problem of evil, following a class in...

Nov 26, 20201 min read

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks – In memoriam

For the articles I wrote upon the passing of my teacher Rabbi Sacks please see the links below: Only tears: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l |...

Mar 8, 20201 min read

The possibilities at the edge of chaos: Purim and the present panic

For the link to the full article click here:https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-possibilities-at-the-edge-of-chaos-purim-and-the-present-...

Mar 3, 20201 min read

Hanukkah: The battle for our soul

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-the-battle-for-our-soul/

Dec 10, 20191 min read

The Akedah: A sacrifice of conscience?

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-akedah-the-sacrifice-of-conscience/

Dec 4, 20191 min read

Fleeing or Going: Yaakov’s Journey and Corbyn

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/fleeing-or-going-yaakovs-journey-and-corbyn/

Nov 12, 20193 min read

Reflections on the ‘Masav’ in light of Rivka Imeinu

There are days when you can’t help but see synchronicity. At Matan this morning we continued learning about the life of Yitzchak and...

Apr 14, 20191 min read

Pesach as an Antidote to the Decay of Liberal Society

pesach 5779 DM pesach as antitode to decay of liberal society Listen to the shiur here:

Feb 20, 20192 min read

On the Shattering of the Tablets and the Rebuilding of Self

For a printable PDF please click here: parshat Ki Tissa broken tablets 5779 We all live between the first and the second tablets We all...

Jan 16, 20195 min read

Parshat Beshalach, On Holistic Healing and Release from the Bondage of Dogmatic Religion

For a printable PDF please click here:parshat beshalach 5779 As humans we are inclined towards binary methods of seeing the world....

Nov 22, 20184 min read

The Last Kaddish

THE LAST KADDISH This shabbat I will say the last kaddish for my father ז”ל. I will stand as I have now hundreds of times and repeat the...

Nov 8, 20183 min read

Parshat Toldot: ‘הנני Hinneni’ – On Identity Development in an Instant World

I share a short thought from a very long blog with slight reluctance. We live in a world where memes and twitters are about the length...

Oct 18, 20182 min read

Lecha Lecha – Altneuland (Herzl’s ‘Old New land’) – A musing on Avraham’s journey

Lecha Lecha – Altneuland (Herzl’s ‘Old New land’) – A musing on Avraham’s journey These words by T.S .Elliot in Little Gidding echo the...

Feb 26, 201817 min read

Hearing God in a Postmodern World: Purim as a celebration of community and textual interpretation

For a printable PDF click here:Purim – on Hearing God in a Postmodern world ליעילוי נשמת אלכסנדר בן אלעזר – In loving memory of אבי מורי...

Apr 28, 201714 min read

A counter-response to Rabbi Cardozo’s article on Rabbi Soloveitchik

For a printable PDF version please click here: Response to R. Cardozo II website For the original article by Rabbi Cardozo please click...

Feb 14, 20178 min read

An open letter to Rabbi Cardozo in response to his article on Rav Soloveitchik

For a printable PDF version click here:Letter to Rabbi Cardozo website For Rabbi Cardozo’s full response please see:...