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May 9, 20249 min read
Parshat Kedoshim: On Antisemitism, Spinoza, Holiness and the Modern Days of Awe
Many people have been pondering the connection between the woke movement in America and fundamentalist Islam. How have they made such...
Apr 19, 20241 min read
Pesach: On Hidden Miracles and Righteous Women
In this video blog on Pesach, in light of the last week, I explore the idea of our relationship to miracles - both in the Bible and today...
Apr 3, 20247 min read
Parshat Shemini: How are we meant to draw close to God?
Sefer Vayikra provides answers to difficult theological questions. How do you come close to a transcendent being? In what way can we...
Mar 21, 20247 min read
Sefer Vayikra: On The War, the Hostage Families and the Jewish Legacy of Hope
Since the start of the war, Galatz (the army radio station) end their morning broadcast by naming one of the hostages and inviting a...
Feb 15, 20246 min read
Parshat Terumah: I Give therefore I Am
AT the start of the war one day I came home to find that my 7 year old had found a box and spent hours decorating it, writing a message...
Jan 22, 20243 min read
Parshat Beshalach: The women who dare to hope, in those day and in ours
בזכות נשים צדקניות ישראל נגאלו ישראל ממצרים Yes, in the righteous women’s merit we were redeemed. They are the women of faith, not...
Jan 10, 20246 min read
Parshat Vaera – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
When I went to visit the shiva of Amichai Oster ז"ל, the beloved son of Marcy Oster, one of my long term students, his fellow army unit...
Jan 4, 20246 min read
Parshat Shemot: The Secret Weapon of Jewish Survival
Stephen Fry, one of Britain’s most beloved actors who had never been particularly vocal about his Jewish identity, spoke out against...
Dec 8, 20235 min read
Parshat Vaeshev: Yaakov, Yosef and Liminal Space
A father and a son. Two narratives. Two cases of complex identity development. One parallel narrative of liminal space. One occurs in...
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Why the progressive liberal left isn’t sympathetic to Israel’s pain
Why the progressive liberal left isn't sympathetic to Israel's pain | Tanya White | The Blogs (timesofisrael.com)
Nov 22, 20236 min read
Parshat Vayetse: Stairway to Heaven
It’s become an iconic image – one that has lent itself over many years to artistic representation by some of the most renowned artists...
Nov 18, 20233 min read
Surviving Trauma: Different models
There is so much we can learn, at this moment, from Yitzchak's household that we read in this week's parsha. Yitzchaks household lives in...
Nov 9, 20235 min read
Parshat Chayei Sarah: When Survival Trumps All
Rabbi David Hartman expresses his definition of a religious ideal: “Become a religious person who can live with ambiguity, who can feel...
Oct 25, 20235 min read
When Words Betray
I’ve always found words cathartic. When I have been going through the worst periods in my life, I’ve written for myself, for others, for...
Oct 25, 20231 min read
People Love Dead Jews – Bad Luck – We are Alive and Kicking
People Love Dead Jews - Bad Luck - We are Alive and Kicking | Tanya White | The Blogs (timesofisrael.com)
Sep 24, 20236 min read
Teshuva; Shame versus Guilt; Joseph and his Brothers
We beat our chests and recite a long list of our most innocuous sins. Is this a healthy religious attitude? Are we nurturing a toxic...
Sep 19, 20237 min read
Teshuva as Choosing Life
It seems that humans, from their inception, are destined to struggle with the meaning of existence. We ‘clothe’ ourselves in many...
Sep 7, 20235 min read
Parshat Nitzavim: The Three Pillars of Judaism
There are three fundamental principles of Judaism that are set out in this week’s parsha. 1. The idea of equality and shared...
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Ki Tavo and Enlistment to the IDF: A mothers perspective
Ki Tavo and Enlistment to the IDF: A Mother's Perspective | Tanya White | The Blogs (timesofisrael.com)
Aug 16, 20236 min read
Parshat Shoftim: Loving Torah More than God
One of the earliest post-Holocaust stories, “Yossl Rakover Speaks to God” by Zvi Kolitz, is a visceral and raw account of the ramblings...
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