Isn’t it a Pity: Dramatic Irony & Catharsis in the Book of Job
Sometimes we read the Bible for spiritual comfort and inspiration. Sometimes we read the Bible to enjoy the beauty of the words. Occasionally we do both at the same time. […]
Category Archives: D’var Torah
Hear, O Israel: Theophany, Speaking, Hearing, & Believing
God spoke all these words, to respond (Shemot 20:1) In parsha Yitro, Moses brings the Israelites to the foot of Mount Sinai to receive G-d’s commandments. Rather than transmit the […]
(De)Utero Isaiah: Love, Redemption, Inclusion
The Book of Isaiah is arguably the most popular of the prophetic writings in the Bible. Many well-known poems, hymns, and songs (including Handel’s Messiah) in both the Jewish and […]
Moral, Just, or Legal? That’s the $15/hr Question
“A truly moral agenda must be anti-racist, anti-poverty, pro-justice, pro-labor, transformative and deeply rooted and built within a fusion coalition. It would ask of all policy, is the policy Constitutionally […]
A Jew and A Gentile walk into a Bar . . . Mitzvah 