המגילה הראשונה
February 18, 2025
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החברה הישראלית יהודית מאפשרת
לדתיים הקיצוניים שליטה בנכס הלאומי המשותף לכולנו – תורת ישראל. שמעתי בהפגנת מחאה דובר מסורתי אומר: ״הדתיים הקיצוניים גנבו לנו את התו… Read the rest
RABBI MODEK BLOG
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What COVID Revealed, a path to holistic health and wellness. Parts 1, 2, 3
February 18, 2025
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In an interview I listened to on WGBH’s Innovation Hub with Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, the dean of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, the … Read the rest
RECLAIMING OUR SCROLLS
February 18, 2025
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The First Scroll, Israeli Democracy and the Secular Religious Impasse
Early on when the modern state of Israel was founded, Israeli society has enabled the extre… Read the rest
Hanukkah, Hope and the Broadcast of Tragedy
February 18, 2025
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In the Talmud (Bavli Shabbat) we read that the reason for lighting Hanukkah candles is Pirsumah D’Nisa, פרסומא דניסה, “advertising the miracle” (of Hanukkah). W… Read the rest
It Takes Everyone To Holistically Manage A Pandemic (part 1)
February 18, 2025
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The campaign to vaccinate a nation during a pandemic has brought into sharp relief a dimension that we, individual-freedoms-loving Americans often resist, that … Read the rest