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Who Needs Sabbath?
By
Brad Hirschfield
Who Needs Sabbath? We all do. We all need a Sabbath — one that nurtures the body and the soul. But as religious leaders tend to spend more time defining what that means, convincing others to share their definition and condemning those who don’t share it as missing out on the having a “real” Sabbath,…
Sabbath: Why We All Need One and How To Have One
By
Brad Hirschfield
We all need a Sabbath, one that nurtures the body and the soul. But as religious leaders tend to spend more time defining what that means, convincing others to share their definition and condemning those who don’t share it as missing out on the having a “real” Sabbath, most people can’t imagine that Sabbath is…
Medieval Jewish Traditions, both Culinary and Spiritual, Continue in Today’s New York Times
By
Brad Hirschfield
I love the New York Times’ Dining section. Each Wednesday, I look forward to reading the articles and reviews, most of which food and drink that I can’t eat because it’s not kosher. But not consuming and nor appreciating are two entirely different things. In fact, there is a long-standing debate in rabbinic tradition about…
Memorial Day 2011, A Biblical Approach
By
Brad Hirschfield
Millions of Americans will head to beaches and barbecues this Memorial Day weekend, perhaps even hundreds of millions, while only hundreds of thousands are likely to attend formal Memorial Day observances devoted to remembering the men and women who have given their lives so that the rest of us could live in safety and have…
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