In her Drash on parashat Bereishit, Rabbi Mikva addresses the question of why God did not want human beings to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The challenge of eating from the tree of knowledge incorporates the potential benefit of gaining the understanding to make moral choices.
The daf addresses buyer’s remorse and reversing a sale. Dr. Ronis’ article covers several different scenarios regarding the reversal of a sale.
Marion Fischel writes of Rabbi Yashar Levy’s exciting trip to investigate Souss Etrogs in the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Morocco, presumably planted after the destruction of the First Temple period by Jews who carried cuttings with them from Israel. Over the past 150 years, there has been much dialog among rabbinic authorities as to the kosher status of these etrougs today.
For Sukkot, we are commanded to be happy. Yet emotions can be difficult to command. What does the Torah mean when it commands us to be happy?
It was a Rosh Hashanah like no other. It was the Rosh Hashanah when I felt as if I held a “Book of Life” in my hands. On that day, for the very first time, I opened S.Y. Agnon’s beautiful High Holy Days book “Yamim Noraim — Days of Awe.”
Cornell University has published tips for healthy Yom Kippur fasting. If you will be fasting for Yom Kippur, please follow the link below for tips:
Mary Klaus writes that sincerely asking forgiveness is difficult for most: it is inherently humbling. You have to confront uncomfortable truths about yourself. It is also challenging is that you must prepare yourself to not be forgiven.
Rabbi Sacks asks the question: Why Judaism? In Exodus, at Sinai, our forefathers said, “All that the Lord has spoken we shall do…”. Now, at the end of Moses’ life, he has to ensure that all future generations will also be bound by the covenant.
Education has been Randy’s “Happy Place”, both as a student and teacher. He received a BA in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside, a BS in Theology at Samaritan College, and an MA in Education, Special Education Option at California State University, San Bernardino.
Ari Einhorn received her BA with honors with a double major in Philosophy and Relgious Studies from Flagler College in St/ Augustine, Florida. She also holds a graduate Certificate in Theological Studies from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Ari graduated Magna Cum Laude in 20013 with a Master of Library and Information Science from San Joe State University in San Jose, California.