Judaism
Rabbi Gellman: No Spiritual Defense For Eating Meat
Thursday, April 20th, 2006Put down that hambuger! Don’t take a bite of that chicken nugget …
“…because there is simply no spiritual defense in either the Western or Eastern religious traditions for eating meat.”
Thus starts off Rabbi Marc Gellman’s latest Newsweek column.
“I have long believed that the Torah was not just given by God, but given by God on […]
NPR Interviews Marc Zvi Brettler
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006NPR recently aired an interview (archived version available) with Marc Zvi Brettler, author of How to Read the Bible and a professor of biblical literature, chair of the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University.
It’s quite interesting to hear his views, however I think he’s frankly unduly critical of not only […]
Rabbi ‘Loves Christmas’
Thursday, December 22nd, 2005I’m waiting to get on my plane, and caught this article. Sort of interesting, I don’t have time to deconsturct it — but here’s a sample.
I also love the baby Jesus. I don’t love him as my Messiah, but I love him as the Messiah for my Christian friends, and I love their […]