Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Parashat Tetzaveh continues with the theme that defines most of the rest of the Book of Exodus: the construction and institution of the Mishkan, the tabernacle. This week’s reading specifically focuses on the Kohanim, the Priests who perform the rituals…
It has been a tough past week, as once again we (Progressive Jews) have been at it again with our so called “orthodox” counterparts in South Africa, see this week’s Jewish Report for more on this. While I am not…
Please click on the thumbnails below to read our Rabbis’ responses to the latest articles in the Jewish Report, defaming Progressive Jews. Letter from Rabbi Margolis to the JR 11-2-2016 Letter from Rabbi Schell to the JR 11-2-2016
Just a week ago I wrote to you about the horrible remarks from deputy Minister of Education Porush, about Women of the Wall. This week I received an article from Rabbi Michael Boyden where he writes about another “phenome”; “Israel’s…
Imagine the scene. Moses calls to the entire Israelite community, not long after leaving Egypt and receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai, to offer gifts for the construction of God’s first sanctuary, the mishkan. The people bring a remarkable array…
The story is told of 2 men in a boat when one suddenly decides to start drilling a hole underneath his seat, the other man protests – “what are you doing, we’re all going to drown”. But the man drilling…
You may know by now about my great excitement, and our celebration with the “Women of the Wall at their victory” this past Sunday, Rabbi Denise Eger, the current president of the Reform movement’s Central Conference of American Rabbis (the…
As Moses is about to climb Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments, the Israelites gather at the base of the mountain, and affirm their commitment to fulfilling God’s commandments. Interestingly enough, they have not yet heard what those commandments…
This week marks the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In 2005 the United Nations General Assembly designated the 27 January as a day of commemoration for six million Jews brutally killed by Nazis. Many of us know and participate in the Holocaust Remembrance day at the…
Torah Sparks: Tu BiShvat – celebrating the birthday of all trees “Then the Eternal One said to Moses, ‘Why do you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. And you lift up your rod and hold out…