Monday is the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. It's a holiday of redemption and on it we read the story of Jonah who propheised destruction to the city of Nineva. The Ninevans repented, as we are supposed to, and G-d decided to let them live. Which reminds us...
0 Comments | Posted September 8, 2006 | 5:58 AM
One section of this week's Torah (Hebrew bible) portion of the reads like Karl Rove on meth. Nightmares that make 9/11 look like Barney will devour Israel if it fails to stay the Biblical course. This parsha (portion) also includes a midrash, a story associated with the parsha, that raises...
0 Comments | Posted June 23, 2006 | 2:17 PM
(Every week Jews read a specific portion of the Hebrew Bible or "Old Testament" called a "Parsha." This week's Parsha seems particularly relevant.)
0 Comments | Posted September 29, 2006 | 4:50 PM