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Lazer GurkowThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
“Creator of the world. Please, I love you. I’m in love with you. Please don’t disappoint me. I love you.” These loving, pleading words came...
The power of unity is palpable across the holy land these days. It is an incredible shift from how things were less than a month ago. For many months,...
The question of human shields has been in the news a lot these past few weeks. As Israel responds to the heinous massacre of innocent civilians, men,...
Indifference is the opposite of love. This quote from Eli Wiesel carries a powerful punch. Noah was a righteous man, but he was not a good man...
Bereshit: When G-d Begs Forgiveness This week we read that sometimes even G-d begs forgiveness. The story of Genesis tells us that when G-d first...
These past two days have been the most difficult for our people in the last fifty years. It was Simchat Torah, a time for rejoicing, yet it was a time...
Simchat Torah is usually understood as us rejoicing with the Torah. As we read the last passage of the Torah and immediately turn around to read the...
Get your head in the game is a common refrain among athletes. Distraction is the last thing athletes can afford. It interferes with their rhythm,...
The Jewish core is meant to emerge on Rosh Hashanah when we sound the shofar. It is not just a musical sound intended to evoke deep emotions. It is...