I co-wrote an article with Rabbi Shmulik Yeshayahu of the Kollel in Vancouver. It’s part of an “Ask the Rabbi” column in the Jewish Independent in B.C. Canada.
I heard it’s considered “brilliant” so I hope you’ll give it a try!
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Am I Jewish if I don’t believe in God? What does it mean to believe?
Posted in Assimilation, Deena Levenstein, Guest writer, Spirituality, Terminology, tagged ask the rabbi, emunah, faith, G-d, god, jewish, judaism, judaism and faith on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Religious life in Tel Aviv – by Ron Friedman
Posted in Contemporary, Guest writer, Ron Friedman, israel, tagged israel, jewish, judaism, Judaism in israel, religion, secularism, Tel aviv on May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ron Friedman is the former editor for the Jewish Independent (the main publication I work for). He is now living in Israel, getting his journalism career off the ground there. He has given me permission to share this article of his here. It was just published in the Jerusalem Post. It is about the religious [...]
The tallit (prayer shawl) story
Posted in Guest writer, Gustavo Simao Godeghesi, Spirituality, Tradition and customs, tagged beach, brazil, conversion, conversion to judaism, judaism, religion, Spirituality, talit, tallit on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Welcome, Gustavo, to Blog Midrash! How exciting that you have agreed to share your very unique story with us here. Please welcome him warmly. Deena
My name is Gustavo Simao Godeghesi, and I would like to share a pretty interesting story, that can be seen as a mere coincidence or a spiritual illumination depending [...]
Yes He is good! By guest writer Daniel Elnecave
Posted in Daniel Elnecave, Deena Levenstein, Guest writer, Spirituality, tagged G-d, god, good or evil, judaism, torah on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I mentioned in my post about “Is God good?” that I had a conversation with my friend Daniel. Well, this friend, Daniel Elnecave, has generously agreed to try to share in a few paragraphs what he said to me in an hour-long conversation. I wonder what you guys think of his argument that, in fact, [...]
