David Seidenberg
‘A new king arose’: Inaugurating an era of fools and Pharaohs
January 17, 2017
I. We have three Pharaohs in our Torah. The first Pharaoh, less memorable, receives Abraham and Sarah and then sends them away.
Trump vs. T’shuvah: Contrition and the American soul
October 10, 2016
As we head into Yom Kippur during one of the most dismal elections of our era, there are a few questions this election has led me to ponder.
Dennis Prager has a point
December 10, 2015
What Dennis Prager says in his most recent column is right – liberal Jews, rabbis and laypeople, responded to his piece about the Torah status of transgender Jews with a lot of passion and rhetoric, but without answering his claim.
The prayers of the refugees should be our prayers
November 23, 2015
As we read in last Shabbat\’s Torah portion, Jacob left Canaan for Paddan-Aram, not knowing whether he would return, asking for divine help.
Umm al-Hiran, racism and the confounding of Zionism
August 26, 2015
The Israeli government is set to destroy Umm al-Hiran, a Bedouin village in the Negev, to build a Jewish town in its place, which will be called Hiran.
Climate change is a Jewish issue
September 22, 2014
As we approached Rosh Hashanah last week, we read the double Torah portion called Nitzavim-Vayelekh, which includes the verse, \”Life and death I set before you, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, in order that you and your seed will live!\” (Deut. 30:19)
Immunity and Impunity: Fear and Loathing in Gaza
July 25, 2014
“The terrorists are firing rockets from schools, from mosques, from hospitals, from heavily civilian populations. We have to try and are doing our best to minimize civilian casualties. But we cannot give our attackers immunity or impunity.”
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