The Ashrei of Tisha B’Av
My favorite verses of the year are the start of the Ashrei that follows the Kinot of Tisha B’Av morning. We’re sitting on the floor,...
Why the Imperfect God idea matters
With his An Imperfect God essay in the New York Times, Dr. Yoram Hazony set off a new round of discussions surrounding the question of if...
Germany and brit milah
There were two interesting circumcision stories yesterday. A new Johns Hopkins study argued that fewer circumcisions meant reduced male...
A sense of purpose
The hardest thing about Tisha B’av, the day Jews most focus on tragedies, isn’t the hunger, the thirst, or the depressing (and often dull...