Matthew Schultz is the author of the essay collection “What Came Before” (2020). He is a rabbinical student at Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts.
This idiosyncratic collection is mystical, searching and associative — not unlike the conversations one has with a close friend late at night or on a long car ride.
Baruch Spinoza’s life was a product of paradox.
To be a Jew defending Israel is to be suspect of tribal bias. To be a Jew condemning Israel is to be a whistleblower.
I bought us a first aid kit, some LED lamps, and two more six-packs of water. I then went to the supermarket and filled up my backpack with canned goods.
Jews have always believed in the importance of higher education. Today, with the rise in antisemitism across many college campuses, Jewish high school seniors are facing difficult choices.
Statehood would be a disaster for Hamas’ cause. If the Palestinians had their own sovereign state, the world would have much less patience for their belligerence against Israel.
At its core is a simple message: Jews don’t belong anywhere. At least not on earth.
Though I’ve lost hope right now, I’m thankful that there are those out there who haven’t.
Religious Jews are in near constant contact with the book of Psalms.
Some of the new converts are donning hijabs. Others are not. Some are running to their local mosques. Others are doing this all online.
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