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The Paradoxical Soul of Abraham
A new book tackles the life of the patriarch.
David Wolpe
David Wolpe is rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and the author of, among other books, Why Be Jewish? and Why Faith Matters. He can be found on Twitter @RabbiWolpe.
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The Meaning of God’s Hidden Face
Punishment or promise?
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Crises of Atheism and Crises of Faith
An acolyte of Bertrand Russell is let down.
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Three Insider Perspectives on the Fate of Jews on Campus
The rabbi, the student, and the professor.
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A Taste of Jewish Literature, in Some of Its Many Tongues
Eighteen short stories, rendered from so many languages.
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Capturing the Beautiful Music in the Talmud’s Minutiae
A book more serious than its title suggests.
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The Challenge to Liberal Judaism in a Changing World
Jewish traditions may indeed have important things to say in the transhumanist future, but first we Jews have to get there—as Jews.
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A Rabbi Reflects on What Religion Offers a Fractured America
Perspectives on the human condition from 26 years on the pulpit.
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What Does Holiness Mean in a Secularizing World?
An economist asks a rabbi.
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Commemoration of the Holocaust Must Involve Knowledge of the Jews—and of Those Who Hate Them
“In every generation they rise up to annihilate us.”
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Judaism’s Antidote to Cancel Culture
Some ancient wisdom for our censorious times.
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Judaism and the Beauty of God’s Creation
“Shimshon, did you see My Alps?”
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In Defense of the Synagogue
What happens when you outgrow the organization for young professionals?
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Some Modern, and Biblical, Reflections on Gossip and Leprosy
Beware the Teflon gossip.
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Watch Daniel Johnson, David Wolpe, and Chris Arnade Discuss the Future of Faith in America
By Daniel Johnson, David Wolpe, Chris ArnadeEarlier this year, Gallup released a poll that found that, for the first time, fewer than half of all Americans belong to a church, synagogue, or mosque. And so in Mosaic ‘s February feature essay ,...
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The Recurring Patterns of Biblical, and Jewish, History
“Our father Jacob never dies.”
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Abraham Founded a New Religion. His Son Isaac Preserved It
The conservative patriarch.
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Did Isaac Laugh as He Climbed Down from Abraham’s Altar?
Lessons on the akeidah from two brain surgeries.
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Yom Kippur in the Age of Cancel Culture
If we’re going to shame people, we should also find a way to forgive them.
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How the Hebrew Bible Sought to Humble the King
A human being must not forget that he is a king himself.
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What a Talking Donkey Teaches about the Limits of Reason Alone
Balaam’s ass, and Buridan’s.
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American Jewish Thought Is Incredibly Rich. But Can It Succeed Without a Shared Sense of Commandedness?
“You should” will never be as compelling as “you must.”
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The Best Books of 2020, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part II)
By Haviv Rettig Gur, Ed Husain, Martin Kramer, Robert W. Nicholson, Ruth R. Wisse, David WolpeCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Is the Jewish Virtue of Loving One’s Fellow Jew “Elitist”? Hardly
To love one’s own is not to hate others.
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The Jewish Ethical Lessons of Chess
With help from Gary Kasparov and Deuteronomy.
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One of the Greatest Minds of Medieval Spanish Jewry
By David WolpeCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Podcast: David Wolpe on How Reform and Conservative Judaism Will Weather the Coronavirus
By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, David WolpeCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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When the Pandemic Fades, Will Synagogues Return to Normal?
A religion that abhors solitude.
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The First Great Jewish Philosopher (to the Jews)
By David WolpeCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Reading the Bible with Kirk Douglas
The late actor’s rabbi reminisces.