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People want deep meaning and connection, but they move through life thinking of Judaism’s contribution to the world as Seinfeld and guilt.
Rabbi Elie Kaunfer • Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
halacha is what the name literally means: the walking, or the way. Add together a set of memories and values with commandments and goals, and you have the halacha, a total life-style that sustained the Jews even as it guided them toward the final goal.
Irving Greenberg • The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays
the holy days of Purim, Hanukkah, and Tisha B’Av.
Irving Greenberg • The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays
Reflect on the world in which your grand-parents lived. Imagine the world you would like to bestow on the next generation.
Rabbi Levy • Journey Through the Wilderness: A Mindfulness Approach to the Ancient Jewish Practice of Counting the Omer
Living according to the Torah means, in this view, aligning yourself with the forces that make for human flourishing, especially if you are a tiny people surrounded by enemies.
Jonathan Sacks • Studies in Spirituality (Covenant & Conversation Book 9)
We ask ourselves, What do I have to let go of to move forward? I will act compassionately toward all. I will remember that my strength comes from the Eternal.
Rabbi Levy • Journey Through the Wilderness: A Mindfulness Approach to the Ancient Jewish Practice of Counting the Omer
the Hebrew calendar remained distinctive yet integrated in all the host cultures. The Jews walked on the path of their own elected mission even as they remained in step with the general society.