07
Apr
Ask the Rabbis | Does Jewish Law Require that Hostages be Redeemed Regardless of Cost?
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“There is barely a mitzvah more urgent than the redemption of captives.”
03
Feb
Ask the Rabbis | Are There War Crimes According to Jewish Thought, And If So, What Are They?
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Where a path exists to preserve innocent life without compromising necessary military objectives, Jewish tradition urges us to take it.
25
Nov
Ask the Rabbis | Is Cremation Still Off Limits For Jews?
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“The idea that people should own up to the finality of death is one that rejects the eternity of the soul.”
27
Sep
Ask the Rabbis | Is God the Ultimate Strongman?
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“If G-d wanted to be a strongman, you would expect Him to make His presence ubiquitous,” writes Rabbi Tzvi Freedman. “Yet his PR claims He doesn’t even have a face that we can see.”
31
Jul
Ask the Rabbis | How Do We Balance Civility With Disapproval For Others’ Politics?
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We should learn from our sages.
08
May
Ask the Rabbis | Can You Be Disqualified From Being a Jew?
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"To answer this question, we have to ask first what makes one a Jew."
01
Feb
Ask the Rabbis | Does Jewish Wisdom Offer Help in Coping with Depression?
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The prophet Elijah is in a deep depression.
01
Jan
Ask the Rabbis | What is the Role of the Prophetic Voice in Today’s World?
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HUMANIST The legendary civil rights activist Bayard Rustin summed up the kind of prophecy we need today when he said,
13
Dec
From 2005 | Ask the Rabbis: Should Jewish Children Sing Christmas Carols
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American society tries to sell us the idea that Christmas is not a religious holiday because its themes—gift giving, goodwill and peace on earth—are universal. But Christmas is fundamentally religious: It celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the Christian messiah
07
Sep
Ask the Rabbis | When Have You Changed Your Mind About Something Important?
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"Way back when I was a normal yeshiva boy playing rabbi, I thought I was right about gay men not really being gay and that they should stop this nonsense and get right with Torah and find a nice Jewish girl. Until one day."
24
Jul
Ask the Rabbis | What Impact Will Artificial Intelligence Have On People’s Spiritual Lives?
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Artificial intelligence has been around ever since we plucked the fruit off the branch of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and came away with clarity around neither.
26
Apr
Ask the Rabbis | What Does Israel Reaching 75 Mean in the Context of 3,000 Years of Jewish History?
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These 75 years of the existence of the State of Israel do not just resolve 2,000 years of exile but bring to a climax 3,000 years of Jewish history.