Jacob J. Staub
usually along with (i) the debate on the matter, and (ii) the judgment that was given by a notable rabbi based on halakha, mitzvot, and spirit of the teaching ("Torah") that guided his decision.
What is a rabbi? What is Sukkot? What is Biblical Judaism? What are the diverse roles of the synagogue today? What to wear to a synagogue? What are the Jewish feasts in the Old Testament? What is a tefillin? What is etrog in Judaism?
Judaism: Race, Religion, or Ethnicity? Is being Jewish related to being part of a race or a religion? Is it cultural? No matter what position you take in this matter, this is probably not the answer you’re expecting. Life, the Afterlife, and the Soul ...
Modern Orthoprax & Heterodox Or Am I? Rabbi Larry Bach The Edible Torah JTA An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later. NetworkedBlogs NetworkedBlogs Blog: Frume Sarah's World Topics: Jewish,Parenting,Religion Follow my blog...
what is broken in our world. Last year on Rosh Hashanah, I spoke about our climate crisis, and today I am speaking about what Rabbi Jonathan Sacks called our “culture climate crisis,” and what Judaism demands us in response. It is time to work to repair our fractu...
And as always, many thanks to those joining us online, which is always its own adventure. Throughout my years as a rabbi, I’ve tried to crystallize my experiences into a few overarching “lessons of the rabbinate.” One of the lessons that surfaced from my time here is that 90% of...
Judaism is… “A 4000 year old tradition with ideas about what it means to be human and how to make the world a holy place” (Rabbi Harold Kushner, To Life) A “covenant relationship” between God and the Hebrew people A celebration and sanctification of life A faith, a people, a way...
What is a rabbi? What is Pesach in Judaism? What is the Book of Deuteronomy? What is the Book of Deuteronomy about? Where is Nazareth mentioned in the Old Testament? What is etrog in Judaism? Why is the Book of Baruch not in the Bible?
The Israeli government is so busy playing domestic politics that they have always ignored the anti-Israel politics of the rest of the world. It’s still a disgrace that the world treats the Jewish refugee issue with such disdain and disinterest Rabbi Dr Levy, Deputy Chief Rabbi and Mayer of...