Justice
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Maybe you’re Jewish, maybe you’re Christian, maybe you’re a curious reader of no particular brand of supernatural cult, if I’m doing anything worth reading here, I hope it’s in a collective effort to make some meaning of the world.
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Parsha Summary: Shoftim A dear friend, teacher, mentor, and all around mensch turns 90 this week. You are a prophet in our time, my friend. This post is dedicated to you, with love, admiration, and respect. Here’s to you, JG. L’chaim! To life! In Parsha Shoftim, Moses instructs the Israelites on the principles of justice…
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Summary: A man from a progressive Christian family discovers his Jewish roots, embraces historical criticism and learning, and navigates his dual identity. He challenges traditional Christian beliefs, participates in justice work, and finds solace in the Secular Synagogue, embracing his Jewish identity while respecting his shared traditions.
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Pesach is the celebration of freedom, dignity, and the hoped for symbolism of a next year when we understand that our lives are linked and one of us cannot experience freedom, safety, and security, unless we all do.
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What does justice demand of us? A project of truth telling about our ancestors and a commitment now to be better. And isn’t that what the Torah is? A frame for moral discourse?
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We are commanded to exempt ourselves from a fast when it bears on our health, and yet, we are actively starving Gazans. The codes of our ethics exempt us from voluntary fast, yet we impose starvation on others. Does the wickedness not upset you?
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The Facts on the Ground Israel has been involved in an illegal occupation of Palestinian territories for decades, including governing through an apartheid system. The modern state of Israel, under right-wing, nationalist extremism, is presently engaged in a project of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the Palestinian territory west of the Jordan river. Twenty thousand…
Hitzonim | Outsiders 