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Five Years Since Passing, Rabbi Sacks Still Speaks to Our Fractured World
In today’s world, Rabbi Sacks’ message feels more urgent than ever: that God continues to believe in humanity.
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A Brief History of Rationality, from the Biblical Age to Now
In today’s world, we sometimes see the rational as the enemy of the religious, but history shows a far more complex picture.
A Brief History of Shabbos, From the Biblical Age to Now
The Sabbath was a concept even before it was given as an official commandment, and it has been a pillar of the Jewish People for all time.
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At the river’s edge, Yaakov’s solitary struggle becomes a timeless meditation on what it means to return home.
5 Things Vayishlach Teaches About Faith After the Holocaust
What Yaakov’s wrestling match teaches us about confronting God’s silence
How My Favorite Book Brought Me Closer to My Family This Thanksgiving
Revisiting Stephen Dubner’s Choosing My Religion led me to embark on a family history of my own this Thanksgiving.
Of Maariv and Menorahs
How the rituals we were never required to keep became the practices we could never imagine letting go
How To Navigate Your Family This Thanksgiving
Holidays shouldn’t feel like ideological battlegrounds. Here are some ways to feel more understood, connected, and at home.
5 Things Vayetzei Teaches About God Meeting Us When We’re Broken
When Yaakov flees with a fractured mind and a stone for a pillow, he finds that even brokenness can be holy ground.
The Best Book to Understand Empathy
How does empathy work against incomprehensible pain and suffering?
In an Age of Deepfakes, the Torah Reminds Us How Truth is Verified
As AI-generated images blur the line between real and fake, the Torah’s insistence on human testimony feels startlingly modern.
The Paradox of Money and Wealth
What Yitzchak’s wells and Yaakov’s choices reveal about the long game of spiritual growth and material success
5 Things Toldot Teaches About Repeating—and Repairing—Family Cycles
Parshat Toldot makes it clear that the Torah’s family narratives aren’t idealized models but honest invitations to examine our own stories.
5 Ways You Can Use AI in Jewish Life
How new technology is reshaping the way we translate, learn, and engage with Torah
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The essential reading list for anyone wondering what makes us human.