the special place I knew Indianapolis to be. And we have arrived to thunderous applause – or that could just be the storms we’ve experienced over the past weeks, I’m not sure. Many times during my rabbinate I have been asked, “why did you become a rabbi?” and I usually explain that working for God has the best retirement benefits. Plus, standing behind this podium makes me look taller. No, actually, I tell people what an honor it is to be invited into people’s lives at their most celebratory moments
Reuven’s father is always teaching his child how to improve himself. The conversations between Reuven and his father help prepare Reuven develop the mentality and the personal qualities, such as wisdom, compassion, and tolerance, necessary to become a rabbi. In all of their conversations, Mr. Malter seeks to pass his moral wisdom onto Reuven. At the beginning of the novel, after Reuven refuses to listen to Danny’s apology, his father visits him at the hospital to discuss his ignorance: “‘You did a
Judaism – The Role of Women If there are differences among various different cultures, it’s the way they portray women. For example, the overall role of women in our society is mainly two different things – to clean the house, take care of the kids, and to be used as a ‘sex tool’. In other cultures, such as Judaism, women are viewed as more spiritual and intellectual. Today, I am going to define the way women are viewed in the Judaism culture as well as how it applies to the culture today. First
Judaism. This was the faith that his parents turned to at the age of twenty andbrought into the family after there had been no religious beliefs in the familylineage for quite a while, the religion in which his mother was Orthodox andhis father a rabbi. This change began the morning Jon woke uplate, on purpose; cut off his waist-length red-orange payots, thetresses of hair behind the ears that unmistakably distinguish Orthodox maleJews from all other males; and went into the main
“Gimpel the Fool”, by Isaac Bashevis Singer, tells the tale of a Jewish baker living in the traditional Jewish village of Frampol. Raised an orphan, Gimpel never had anyone to stop him when others were leading him into being fooled. As he grew up, his gullibility earned him the title “the Fool”, and the entire village of Frampol referred to him as such. But was he truly the fool everyone made him up to be? In his youth, Gimpel was picked on and made fun of for being easily fooled. Gimpel, however
Danny’s father did not speak to his son is because Rabbi Saunders wanted to have Danny think things through himself. Reb Saunders also wanted Danny to grow up in the same manner he himself was raised. Rabbi Saunders tries his hardest to have his son’s soul be ready for taking over the task of leading the Jewish people. The reason that a person must have a strong soul is so that they can handle the burden that Danny’s followers will heap onto him. Rabbi Saunders believes that only speaking to his son
means making his brother, “... a fine tzaddik.” (Potok 190) to replace him in the family Dynasty. However, this surprises Reuven because he notices how Danny is great at memorizing the Talmud with his eidetic memory and would make a fine Hasidic rabbi. On the other hand, Danny doesn’t want to follow that path of continuing the family line. His interests into the secular world has caused signs of boredom for Danny when he studies the Hasidic Talmud. Danny beings to “...get tired of studying only
Service Learning Project – Attend a Jewish Synagogue Service I have attended a Christian church my whole life. While I have attended various denominations, I have always considered myself to be non-denominational, not favoring one over the other. The only other churches I have ever attended were Catholic; I have had other family members practice this faith and so have always been a guest with them if I have gone and had the services feel fairly familiar. When we were given the project to go and attend
In the story of Joseph (Genesis 37, 39-46), Joseph himself is considered a faithful servant. He follows all of Gods rules, laws, and orders precisely. In his lifetime Joseph encounters some hard times, but he triumphs in the end. A faithful servant must always consider what is required of he or she, how he or she will respond to being tested, if he or she plan on being rewarded, and what it means to be a faithful servant. In the end, a truly faithful servant must ask himself or herself how appealing
The short story, The Rabbi in the Attic, written by Eileen Pollack (Curtis, 1998), enlightens the reader to the difficulties experienced by religious congregations as a whole, in a very regimented and legalistic form or religion. Pollack’s story also alluded to the fact of how ordered types of religions can lead to conflicting views and ideals from within the congregation over the same God (Schultz, 2015). The theme of The Rabbi in the Attic is undeniably about the harmful
respected and loved, Rabbi Lowe. In Golem by Eduard Petiska, Rabbi Lowe, is portrayed as a wise and humble man who puts his Jewish community before himself. Throughout numerous stories we are introduced to many different qualities of Rabbi Lowe, he is seen as a hero an invincible force, nonetheless, he is also depicted as a modest human who also makes mistakes. He is depicted in this way for the benefit of the reader. Petiska wanted the readers to be able to relate to Rabbi Lowe and learn something
tribe leaders, rulers or advisors in their community and heads of households. After reviewing Kook's readings, I believe Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook appears to have been an optimistic spiritual elder with an extreme eagerness to help people realize their blessings. Kook was also the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandatory Palestine and one of the most celebrated rabbis of the 20th century. Lark was a Lakota Chief in the late 19th century. He successfully translated many Sioux prayers into
Rabbi Joseph Baer Soloveitchik was born on February 27, 1903 (Judaica). He was born in Pruzhany, Poland. Poland was controlled by the Russian Empire during the time of Rav Soloveitchik (Wikipedia1). The rulers of Russia were the Czars. There was a lot of antisemitism in Russia at the time (Wikipedia1). From 1903-1906 there were many pogroms in Russia, 2000 were Jews killed and many more were wounded (Wikipedia1). There is evidence that the government actually stirred up these pogroms, and the police
The Pagan Rabbi by Cynthia Ozick creates a series of conflicts which are predicted by the title. A Rabbi cannot be Pagan. This begins to indicate the characters will discover that Isaac, the Rabbi, is not as dedicated to his Jewish faith as it may have seemed. The title itself is a conflict between being Jewish and being Gentile. This inclusion of opposites is evident throughout the story. The relationship between Isaacs soul and his body is at the forefront. The description of his journal which
Rabbi Sharon L. Cohen has taken part in the movement of formulating a society in which men and women have the ability to hold and perform equal roles. From early in Cohen’s childhood, she has been an avid member of every Jewish congregation in which she has had the opportunity to be a member of. As well, her and her family participated in all Jewish worship opportunities that their synagogue offered, including Sunday school, observing the Sabbath regularly, and keeping kosher. From the great impression
understood by others that do not share the same beliefs. Scholarly, spiritual leaders offer experience, knowledge, and wisdom that we may never obtain so, it is important to observe and understand their contributions. Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook is a Jewish spiritual leader that became Chief Rabbi of Israel. When Kook wrote his poem, “Radiant Is the World Soul,” I read and took note of one particular line that truly stood out to me. Kook writes “Listen to me and you will enjoy what is good and find delight
The Forbidden Zone Response Borden utilized a first person point of view in both “The Priest and the Rabbi” and “The Two Gunners”, and unsurprisingly this serves to make the narrative more relatable to the audience on a personal level; however, the two short stories apply this device in different ways and to varying effects. The first narrative, “The Priest in the Rabbi”, focuses primarily on the interaction between the general and the hospitalized burn victim, and barring their dialogue, the story
Aging in Matthew Arnold's Growning Old and Robert Browning's Rabbi Ben Ezra Contemporaries of the Victorian Age, Matthew Arnold and Robert Browning wrote the poems, "Growning Old" and "Rabbi Ben Ezra," respectively, to express their views on aging. Arnold suffers tremendously, for he lives in melancholy solitude with his deteriorating body, helpless in his moral and physical pain. Browning, a happier man, finds much joy in his age and comfort in the moral and spiritual strength which God gives
Rabbi H. Kushner wrote the book When Bad Things Happen to Good People after he himself was experiencing something bad. Kushner’s son Aaron suffered from an incurable disease called Progeria (“rapid aging”). Aaron would only live to his early teens. Kushner wanted to make sense of his son’s suffering and his loss. He mainly wrote the book in memory of his son and for others who are confused as to why they have been hurt in life and now struggle with God as a result. “This is a very personal book
increasingly frustrating when the rabbis, as they often do, disagree with each other. F... ... middle of paper ... ...on the intangibility of the scent. Similarly, Rabbi Bleich argues, the bits of data travelling between two computers are intangible and therefore not subject to the laws of theft (Reichman). Since Rabbi Bleich is the only source dealing directly with the case of digital piracy, he is difficult to refute. It should be noted, though, that he omits, like Rabbi Wosner, a discussion of dina