Roth Provided More Insight Into American Jewish Life Than Most Rabbis
Roth helped make fiction writers as much as a spokespeople for the Jews as rabbis.
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AFI Film Club: Schindler’s List Shaped How We Remember The Holocaust
Steven Spielberg’s Oscar Award winning movie used an Aryan hero to tell the story of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
There’s No Place For Lingerie Jokes In Professional Settings
The time is up for objectifying women in professional settings.
How Elie Wiesel Helped Bring Back My Faith In Christianity
When Christianity stopped making sense to a pastor, Judaism helped bring her back to her faith.
Popular Music Has Gone From Savoring Time To Desecrating It
Today’s popular music encourages us to live risky lives, because it will all be over soon.
“Ecce Homo!”: Pontius Pilate As The Every Man
Reflections on the complicated character of Pontius Pilate, who gave the order for Jesus’ crucifixion.
The Path of Friendship: In Memory of My Friend, Rabbi Aaron Panken
Rabbi Pankon was a brilliant Judaic scholar, but he was also my friend.
Mary Oliver, Poet Of A Different Dissidence
Mary Oliver’s poems are radical in their wonder and gratitude in an age of cynicism and consumerism.