Spirituality & Faith, This Week In Wisdom, Turning The Mundane Into The Sacred, Uncategorized
Witnessing Evangelical Awe in Israel
Removing the gaps between faiths that can lead to Antisemitism
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Joshua Stanton
Joshua Stanton is Rabbi of East End Temple in Manhattan and a Senior Fellow at CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. He serves on the Board of Governors of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations, which liaises on behalf of Jewish communities worldwide with the Vatican and other international religious bodies.
This Week In Wisdom
100 Million Arks
What meaning will we make, and what learning will we take from the past two-and-a-half years?
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October 26, 2022
Compassion and Empathy, This Week In Wisdom, Weekly Parsha
Sukkot and a New Ecosystem of Jewish Leadership
A teaching from Sukkot merits our attention. Amid the building of huts and the welcoming of guests, the gathering of four different flora offers a powerful image about Jewish community...
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October 14, 2022
This Week In Wisdom, Turning The Mundane Into The Sacred, Uncategorized
Why do we need Moses to keep talking?
According to the commentator, Nachmanides, Moses finishes reviewing the commandments and stipulations of the Torah by Deuteronomy 26:16. This already comes most of the way through a book of the...
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September 20, 2022
Compassion and Empathy, This Week In Wisdom, Weekly Parsha
Noblesse Oblige in Ancient Israel
It is long overdue to bring back as a social norm Noblesse Oblige
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August 26, 2022
Daily Life, Grief & Coping, Inspiring Story, Weekly Parsha
Cross and Not Crossing
The translation that "God was cross with me" seems most thoughtful and sensitive to the resonance between Hebrew and English.
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August 11, 2022
Bring The Sacred Down To Earth, Compassion and Empathy, Inspiring Story, Mundane Into Sacred, Spirituality & Faith, This Week In Wisdom, Uncategorized, Weekly Parsha, Wisdom Daily News
We Read Torah Differently in Israel
Take time to stand and see.
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June 30, 2022
This Week In Wisdom, Weekly Parsha
Barley: A Love Story
This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Nasso relates the ancient and problematic practice of Sotah, in which a husband who experiences a “fit of jealousy” and is “wrought up” (Numbers 5:14)...
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June 10, 2022
Compassion and Empathy, This Week In Wisdom, Uncategorized, Weekly Parsha
Making Our Laws Holy
When an 18-year-old (may his name be blotted out) walked into a gun shop and bought a pair of assault rifles and enough ammunition to create a war zone at an elementary...
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May 26, 2022
Uncategorized
Imagine a Sabbatical
I was once speaking on a panel at the Pentagon, along with a dozen or so other religious leaders. We were sharing our respective traditions with Pentagon leaders, who in...
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