Tag Archives: atheist
How Can We Love The World?
How can we heal the world? When a Jew, wherever she or he goes, carries every other Jew in his or her heart, then all of us are one. And when we are one, all the peoples of the world … Continue reading
Take a Deep Breath
I am grateful that the secular spirit of the modern world has made the medieval option of fear of God’s punishment spiritually irrelevant. I felt dignified and challenged as a teacher of Torah in not having the support of God’s … Continue reading
A Christian Regarding Judaism
Such autonomy was made possible by God’s readiness to limit His say in human decision making and to grant the Jewish community the right to decide for itself how it should understand the commandments that it had received from Him … Continue reading
Seeking Out a Greater Imagination
“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.” -Matsuo Basho Rabbi Sholom Ber of Lubavitch used to say that if the hedonists would know the ecstasy of mystic union, they would instantly drop … Continue reading
Repairing Life
R’Simlai notes that the posuk (Yeshayahu 45:23) teaches that everyone in the world takes an oath before God. What is this oath, and when is it administered? The oath is the one referred to in Tehillim (24:3-4), “Who shall ascend … Continue reading
How Have We Failed?
Teresa MacBain has a secret, one she’s terrified to reveal. “I’m currently an active pastor and I’m also an atheist,” she says. “I live a double life. I feel pretty good on Monday, but by Thursday — when Sunday’s right … Continue reading
Living Out Loud
Tim Tebow is an anomaly – in more ways than one. Although he plays quarterback for the Denver Broncos, he seems to run as much as he passes. (For those of you not familiar with the National Football League, a quarterback … Continue reading
