Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Last night SACRED ( South African Center for Religious Equality and Diversity) was privileged to host a talk by Mrs Najma Khota. A broadcast journalist, radio and TV presenter,a counselling…
The book of Leviticus has the unfair reputation for being boring and inaccessible. But this week’s portion, Sh’mini, has some of the Bible’s pomp and ceremony as well as drama…
Tonight we are going to celebrate a very important Jewish festival but there are some frequent questions which I collected, with assistance of Rabbi Shai Gluskin (sources that show different views…
Purim is an unusual holiday in many respects. First, Esther is the only biblical book in which God is not mentioned. Second, Purim, like Chanukah, traditionally is viewed as a…
This coming Shabbat is called Shabbat Zachor – the Shabbat of Remembrance, one of the special Shabbatot leading up to Passover. In addition to the regular Torah portion congregations conclude…
Next week we are going to celebrate the festival of Purim. So what do we know about this holiday? Purim is not one of the holidays commanded in the Torah,…
In Parashat P’kudei, God gives very explicit instructions for how the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, is to be set up, including the frame, the metalwork, the jewels and the tapestries. It…
The Hebrew term for gratitude is hakarat hatov, which means, literally, “recognising the good”. Practicing gratitude means recognizing the good that is already yours. If you don’t have a job, but…
The Torah portion Vayakhel presents Moses’ speech to the Israelite community at one of the many special gatherings during their wanderings in the desert. The speech opens with a brief…
Dear All Last week I wrote a small explanation on the “four main” branches of Yoga: Hatha (physical)/ Raja (Mental)/ Gnani (Wisdom) and Bhakti (Devotion.) Most don’t know but as…