The Challenge of Righteousness
The wording of the verse gives rise to this debate. The text states that “Noah was a righteous man,” but immediately follows with the phrase “in his generation, he was above reproach. . . ” All of us, including the ancient Rabbis, are left to wonder if Noah is exceptional or not, if his righteousness would be universally righteous or simply righteous in his time.
The Writing on the Wall
International Religious Freedom: More than a Matter of Faith
It’s Time for Paid Sick Days in 2015
Jewish Views on Civil Rights
Top Ten Reform Jewish Moments of 2014
At the end of the secular year, "top 10" lists abound. Check out our picks - in no particular order - for the most exciting moments of 2014 within the Reform Jewish world. Do you agree with our list? What would you add?
Visions of Redemption
The last word of the Book of Genesis is b'Mitzrayim, "in Egypt," and that is where we find the Israelites at the beginning of the Book of Exodus.
He's a Sexy Guy
When you're as good looking and as "sensual" as Joseph, temptation and seduction are going to find you (see Babylonian Talmud, Yoma 35b). The Torah tells us, "Now Joseph happened to be fair of form and fair of appearance . . .
A Story of Hope
Without giving anything away, I can say publicly that Dan Brown's long-awaited sequel to The Da Vinci Code, which is called The Lost Symbol (New York, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2009), ends with a nechamta, a "note of comfort." Despite the trials and be