From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: The letters of the law
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – For many of my contemporaries, the quintessential visual representation of the life of Moses is Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 cinematic…
Religion
Staying up all night on Shavuot is about going all in
By Rabbi Shlomo Zukkier (JTA) — The holiday of Shavuot, which begins at sundown this year on June 11, is understood by Jewish tradition to be…
Why Celebrate Lag BaOmer?
By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski (AJNews) – Lag BaOmer is a day of celebration and joy in the Jewish calendar, occurring on the 33rd day…
Is the Tradition of the Shiva Visit Disappearing?
by Susan Dvorkin and Harold Lipton (Calgary) – One of two cardinal principles that underlies Jewish end of life practice is nichum aveilim – comforting…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: On Native Soil
By Eliezer Segal (AJNEws) – According to the stereotypical version of Jewish history as taught in many Hebrew schools and sermons, the Jewish population in…