Rosh Hashanah
“When you see the wonders of how bees operate, it makes you feel good about God.”
The temptation is overwhelming to excuse or soften the drama of Genesis 22. A leading professor of Jewish thought explains how to get past that, and what meaning lies beyond it.
How the story of Hannah mirrors that of Abraham.
“Like lions, the warriors of Israel prevailed.”
Rosh Hashanah in Bergen.
Does the Master of the Universe accept the crown we offer him?
God’s first creative proclamation was “Let there be light,” so it might seem that the day came first. But then why does the Bible say that “it was evening and it was morning?”
This week, we dig through the archives to bring you excerpts from our best conversations on faith, mortality, tradition, obligation, and sin.
The ancient Israelites, wandering in the wilderness, had more plentiful provisions than British Airways on this particular evening. How would I—we—get through this journey?
No other holiday contains a greater diversity of themes.
Not a mistake.
A Rosh Hashanah sermon on anti-Semitism.
In a worship service almost defined by its eloquence, Judaism mandates an unintelligible noise.
Isaac unbound.