What does it mean to walk in the ways of God?
In order to understand what it means in the Torah (the 5 Books of Moses) and the Hebrew Bible to walk in the ways of God (Deuteronomy 10, 12), we…
The orthoprax nature of Biblical faith
In my book on the Hebrew Bible, Reconciling a Contradictory Abraham, I argue that, in spite of the enormous influence of the Hebrew Bible upon western culture, the Hebrew Bible…
The significance of contradictions in the Hebrew Bible and Talmudic literature
There are many contradictions within the Torah (the 5 Books of Moses), the Hebrew Bible and the Talmudic literature. In the continuation, I will give only one example of…
Is the command to wipe out the memory of Amalek immoral?
in the Book of Exodus, it is written that God says (Exodus 17, 14) - “I will utterly wipe out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven”. In the Book…
I too have a problem with the kippa – but for a different reason
I am writing here in response to an article “The fight with my kippa” in the magazine section of the Jerusalem Post (11/16/ 18) in which Rabbi Nathan Cardozo speaks…
Did Abraham pass his test in the story of the binding of Isaac?
The obvious question in relation to the story of the binding of Isaac arises in comparison with the previous story of Sodom and Gomorrah. In the story of Sodom and…
“I am who I am” or “I will be who I will be”?
In my book on the Hebrew Bible “Reconciling a Contradictory Abraham” I argue that, in spite of the enormous influence of the Hebrew Bible upon western culture, the Hebrew Bible…
The Book of Job – a widely misunderstood book
The Book of Job, in my view, is widely misunderstood - it is the classic book of the Hebrew Bible that seemingly is orthodox (correct belief) and theological in nature…
Who is a good Jew?
Judaism is a religion in a very different sense than Christianity. Christianity is a religion in an orthodox (correct belief) sense of a faith commitment - faith in God and…
What does it mean to speak of the truth of Judaism?
I want to examine here the question of what we mean by such religious terms as truth and faith or belief. Both the terms faith and truth can be used…