I have a new essay, "Passover and the Festival of Matzot: Synthesizing Two Holidays," over at thetorah.com. Check it out here! … [Continue reading] about Passover and the Festival of Matzot
Passover and the Festival of Matzot
Book Launch
Although the official launch date for my book, How the Bible Became Holy, is not until April 15, I see that it is now shipping (and available on Kindle) from Amazon. And I hope that you like the new spiffy design on this website, thanks to Ariana … [Continue reading] about Book Launch
The Most Popular Kind of Judaism
The other day I found myself with an awkward amount of free time between serious commitments -- the kind of pocket of time that is too long to really justify playing with Facebook but too short to get engaged in any project that … [Continue reading] about The Most Popular Kind of Judaism
The Curious Case of the CCAR and Adolf Eichmann
Imagine, for a moment, that you run an organization that is staunchly anti-death penalty. Now, to make things interesting, imagine that that organization is the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). And to make things really interesting, … [Continue reading] about The Curious Case of the CCAR and Adolf Eichmann
An Alternative Canon: Part II
Last month I discussed a role-playing exercise that I did with my class, "Judaism, Christianity, and the Bible," in which, at the very end of the course, I asked my students to recreate the Christian Bible. If all the interested … [Continue reading] about An Alternative Canon: Part II