Tag: Israel
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Why Would Anyone Choose to Be Jewish Today?
Good Shabbos! I’ve addressed a lot of the why of choosing Judaism in some ways, mostly the emotional journey. I’ve also answered a quick FAQ about how this could/would impact my work as a UU minister (recap: it won’t). What I’ve not addressed, fully, is the deeper why. Specifically, the theological and teleological why’s. In…
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Tragedy Is But One Ingredient for Change
I’ll always remember seeing a Israeli Muslim doctor on TV a couple days after October 7th 2023. The fact that he was Muslim matters, since he was working in Israel in an Israeli hospital and talking about Jewish victims of the Hamas attack. My memory is hazy, but I believe he was a pathologist, which…