
The Constant Mask: Purim in a Winterless World
How do we giddily celebrate the world gone mad in Shushan when our weather foretells our world gone mad?
How do we giddily celebrate the world gone mad in Shushan when our weather foretells our world gone mad?
*This article was first published in the ZEEK issue “Reconstructionism: Denominationalism That Works?” (Fall 2010)* Among recent attempts to define “Jewish authenticity,” I find one characterization of
Rabbi Benjamin Weiner explores the ways that traditional Hebrew prayers can provide meaningful spiritual experiences for those who neither understand Hebrew nor believe in a God who hears and responds to our prayers.
The Bible’s description of the shuddering of the people at Mount Sinai reflects a deep truth about how moments of revelatory insight can be frightening.