Quantum Physics and the Kabbalah
Kabbalah & Quantum Physics – Meat & Potatoes Style In the movie Bee Season, Richard Gere tells his daughter (who is a spelling whiz) that words express primal energy and …
A Secular Humanist View of the Torah
Many Jews revere the Torah but don’t know the first thing about it. I wrote a whole book about the Torah, the purpose of which was to de-mythologize and de-mystify …
Guide to Jewish Holidays
Title: The Miracle of Lights, By Billie S. Loper-Berman The Miracle of Lights, Chanukah, is one of the most celebrated of the Jewish Holidays and enjoyed all over the world. …
Decoding Food Symbolism in the Jewish Passover Meal
The Passover Seder The celebration of Passover is designed to recreate the unbearable lifestyle that the enslaved Jews of Egypt were once forced to overcome. The name “Passover” signifies literally …
Comparing the History of Ancient Israelites to the Contemporary State of Israel
Will the Real Palestinians Please Stand Up! The plight of the Palestinians fills the news daily, even hourly. But who are the Palestinians and where do they come from? To …
Bat Mitzvah Planning Tips
We just received the notice this week. My brother’s son, the doctor, has announced his daughter’s bat mitzvah for a date in October. His family has barely recovered from the …
Enlightenment Judaism Reformed Orthodox
Seemingly, to answer this question one must draw the division of modern’ and archaic’ Judaism, saying why such a distinction was contrived. This cannot be done in any meaningful way. …
Judaism Rosh Hashanah
“May it be Thy will, O Lord, Our God, to grant us a year that is good and sweet.” TISHREI is the Jewish month for the High Holidays. Rosh Hashanah …
The Significance of the Snake in Genesis
Traditionally in interpretations or readings of Genesis the snake is regarded as a low deceitful and dangerous creature that brought about the “downfall” of Adam and Eve. This perhaps is …
Astrology Rabbi Akiva and the Feast of Weeks
Few people realize that Christians and Jews share a holiday. Fifty days after the Jewish Passover is the holiday of “Shavu’ot”, which translates into English from Hebrew as “Weeks”. Christians …
Isaiah a Biography
Isaiah: A biography Isaiah was born in the 8th century BCE. His name in Hebrew, Yesh Yahu means Salvation is the Lord. He includes very few autobiographical details in his …
Judaism without God
Jews Do Have A God For anyone to say Judaism is without God is for that person Not to understand God or Judaism, his own religion. Judaism founded and started …
Orthodox Conservative and Liberal Temples
Judaism is one of the most widely practiced religions worldwide. With roots that extend far beyond Catholic and Christian decrees, historically, Judaism has been known to be based primarily on …
Explaining Jewish Kosher Dietary Laws
The kosher dietary laws of Judaism aren’t that much different from the dietary laws that of the Islamic faith. One source says that kosher isn’t a style of cooking. Any …
Finding Jewish Singles in your Area
“When are you getting married?” This single-phase is the bane of my existence. How about “when I find the one”? But where? While matchmakers have been made infamous by “Fiddler …
Judaism Yom Kippur Explained
ATONEMENT Beginning at sunset on Tishri 9 and lasting until three stars appear after Tishri 10, Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. This day is known …
The Jewish Passover Explained
Passover is the ritual retelling of the exodus, the flight of the Jewish slaves from Egypt roughly 5,000 years ago. It is a story rich in symbolism and long on …
The Annual Passover celebration
In the calendar year of 2014, faithful Jewish people all over the world will celebrate the yearly feast of freedom and deliverance known as Passover. From April 14 to April …
An Explanation of Orthodox Judaism
The churchyard hangs as a backdrop to civilization and a way of life that few relate to. Yet Sunday after Sunday the pews filled and the people came with eager …
Kabbalah Explained
KABBALAH: LESSONS IN INTEGRAL MYTHOLOGY Part One You should want all that is yours, seeking and obtaining it, overcoming every obstacle. You should not want more than is yours, because …
Best Gifts for a Bat Mitzah
A Jewish girl celebrates her Bat Mitzah at the age of twelve, and it is usual to offer a Bat Mitzah gift to celebrate her coming of age. Interestingly it …
Kabbalah Revealed
Kabbalah can be difficult to explain due to its complexities and the tradition from which it originated. The history of Kabbalah is steeped in Jewish lore and has evolved in …
Abrahams Seed
The phrase, “Abraham’s seed” tends to bring to mind the vast number of people born to both Abraham and his descendants. However, in reading the following verse, we see that …
Rosh Hashanah Fall Crafts for Kids
Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holy Days. Literally meaning the “Head of the Year”, Rosh Hashanah is a time adults embark on a personal path of repentance. …
Moses, his life and significance
“And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, none like him for all the signs and the wonders that …
The Principles of Faith in Judaism
Faith in Judaism dates back more than 2,000 years when Jews were in the throes of bondage in Egypt, extending throughout the period after the exodus and their biblical and …