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“This is the epitome of the stories that seem far too ugly to be in the Bible. This is not trickery of treachery at its most abysmal. It should be said, first of all, that the Hebrew Bible does not romanticize the history of the people of create it, to whom it is addressed, and who have preserved it faithfully over millennia. It is as if America ha
... See moreDavid—Nobody expects God to choose a lowly shepherd to rule over Israel. David’s adventures are told in loving (and sometimes lurid) detail.
George Guthrie • Reading God's Story: A Chronological Daily Bible
The prophets count on us to be appalled by injustice.
Shai Held • Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life
God loves us more than we love ourselves.
Shai Held • Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life
The book of Exodus here brings a key aspect of Jewish theology to light: for the accomplishment of divine aims, God chooses to need people.
Shai Held • Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life
I am a Jew because our ancestors were the first to see that the world is driven by a moral purpose,
Jonathan Sacks • A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World's Oldest Religion
What am I meant to learn, to discover? What truths do I need to integrate?
Rabbi Levy • Journey Through the Wilderness: A Mindfulness Approach to the Ancient Jewish Practice of Counting the Omer
It’s as if, notes Rabbi Telushkin, the Hebrew Bible is one long answer to the question Cain asked in its earliest pages: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”*6 (Spoiler alert: The answer is yes.)