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Democratic Leadership and Jewish IdentityHow does Judaism blend democratic principles with Jewish guidance on governance?
AssassinationAfter the killing of Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas, I looked to our tradition to place this historic event in a Jewish context.
Artificial Intelligence: What is (Wo)Man?Based on lectures by Rabbi Dr. Ira Bedzow and tomes by Yuval Noah Harari, we are presently challenged to define what is human for the purposes of Jewish law and living in a civilized, ethical society. How Torah defines a human is a starting point only.
Psalm 27 My Light, My Salvation I Want to Feel At Home, Whole & Hopeful (Copy)An exploration of Psalm 27
Not Published•Evan Krame•49 Views•September 3, 2024•Psalm 27,Shivti,Psalm for Days of Repentance,House of the Lord,My Salvation,Daily Psalm,God,Achat Shaalti,Elul,Season of Repentance,My LightAnxietyWhat does our tradition offer on managing anxiety?
Confronting our Enemies: King David's LegacyKing David confronts enemies in every imaginable way - foreign powers, family members, former friends, and displaced royals. What can we learn from the King in how we deal with adversaries in our own lives?
Am I Jewish?Identification as a Jew comes through many different modalities: covenant, associations, group identity and conversion.
Evan Krame•2112 Views•October 22, 2016•Ruth,Identity,Yevamot,Jewish,Foreign Women,Intermarriage,Convert
Between Parent and ChildA review of the relationship between adult children and their parents.
The Essence of a PersonIs a person born with an essential nature? Are we good or evil? What is an omnipotent creator's role in the formation of our personhood? The Tanya reflects at length on these essential characteristics.
Individuality and ResponsibilityWhile each person is created in God's image and each is valued as if an entire world, Torah demands that we value community and stay in relationship with each other.
Reconciliation: an exploration of Torah inspired by a trip to GermanyAfter a trip to Germany, I reached into Torah to find stories of reconciliation, believing that our tradition has much to say. Not so much.
Intentional or UnwittingWhether our transgressions were intentional or unwitting may have an impact on our atonement.
Braking the Tablets (anger, leadership, opportunity)Moses broke the tablets - but was it in anger? Did anger serve the purpose? Or was it a calculated and holy risk?
what's the differenceGod differentiated people, a man from a woman, people from one another, despite the commonalities among us. What differences are purposeful and which are not?
Who Isn't Jewish EnoughR' Ethan Tucker of Hadar has tripped over his definition of who is "Jewish" enough to study in a capstone Torah program.
Charity: Building CommunityCompare motivations for giving charity - from the Golden Calf to caring for the poor. An exploration of tzedakah as being motivated by a love of God and building a holy community.
Evan Krame•787 Views•February 18, 2022•Terumah,Tzedakah,Ki Tissa,VaYakhel,Fundraising,Charity,Giving
Chirality and Judaism: Lefties BewareJewish tradition discriminates against left handed people. Is this a lesson to be learned about bias?
My body, my choice (My halakhah, my choice) (Ohalah 5782/2022)Within Yoma we have the seeds of caring more for the neshama than the halakhah. The later Babylonian rabbis recognized that legal authority must in some cases be limited, its expansive and controlling nature contained, and the law limited to make room for a certain degree of individual
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