We Dare Not Be Silent
When the history of Reform Judaism is written a century from now, its authors will ask many questions: Did Reform Jews study Torah,
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary)
...Even a poor person who is supported by tzedakah is obligated to contribute tzedakah to others. -Rambam (Maimonides), Mishneh Torah, Laws of gifts to the poor 7:5
Recently the
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary)
Who is the mightiest of the mighty? He who conquers his urges... Some say: He who turns his enemy into a friend.
-Avot d'Rabbi Nathan, version A chapter 23
Since leaving the
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary)
The Council of Progressive (Reform) Rabbis in Israel views the Western Wall as an area that does not represent the Jewish attachment to God, the experience of prayer, or modern
We hold that the State of Israel was not permitted, by law, to allocate State land to the Jewish Agency for the purpose of establishing the communal settlement of Katzir on the basis of discrimination between Jews and non-Jews.
-Israel Supreme Court decision,