Happy 875th, Maimonides!
Eight hundred and seventy-five years ago, Maimonides was born. I didn't realize that till yesterday, when I was doing a bit of research on the man, and came across a wonderful summation of his life...
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Jerome A. Chanes Tue, 04/05/2011Of all the arcana of Jewish life, that most universal instrument, the Jewish calendar, is one of the more enigmatic. Solar? Lunar? Length of month? Two days of a...
View ArticleEthics-ercises in Elul Soul Searching
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman Jewish Week Online Columnist As we approach the Days of Awe, our annual exercise in self scrutiny and stock-taking can be a daunting task. Rather than highlight a single ethical...
View ArticleTorah and Science: The Jewish Moral Case for Embracing Evolution
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View ArticleAs the Nest Empties: Entering the Next Stage
Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik Jewish Week Online Columnist After months of anticipation laden with some odd admixture of dread, pride, satisfaction, and a few other random emotions, our nest officially...
View ArticleBrooklyn DA Looking Into Infant's Death From Controversial Bris Practice
Hella Winston Special To the Jewish Week POSTED MONDAY, MARCH 5, 6:30 p.m.After the death of an infant who contracted herpes during a controversial circumcision practice, the Brooklyn District...
View ArticleA Call For The End Of Dishonest Jewish Outreach
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View ArticleDonor Walls Make Good Role Models
On the 7th day of Hanukah, an anonymous donor gave to me a car-fridge and a new Wii. (Or so I dream.) According to Maimonides, this kind of gift, where the donor knows the recipient (i.e. the coveted...
View ArticleMaimonides Preached Inclusion, But We Still Don't Seem To Get It
As concerned as we are about economic justice, the American Jewish community has failed to understand, on a gut level, a glaring reality: adults with disabilities in the U.S. disproportionately...
View ArticleSecrets Of The Holy Day
Rabbi Neil Fleischmann Special To The Jewish Week “And Aaron is to come to the Tent of Meeting and remove the linen garments that he had put on before entering the Sanctuary, and he is to leave them...
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